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No. 29/2006
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Portfolio budget statements and related papers can be
obtained from the Senate Table Office (phone 6277 3010) and on the
Internet.
General
information about the consideration of the 2006-07 Budget
estimates (membership of committees, portfolio allocation, terms of
reference etc.) is available on the Senate web page.
An
agenda for each of the legislation committees listed below
is available on the Senate webpage and will be updated as
necessary.
The Senate Daily Summary will be published each day
after the legislation committees meet. The Summary will give a
brief overview on the progress made by each committee and the
business each committee expects to consider to the next day.
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts Legislation Committee
Portfolios
allocated: Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts; Environment and Heritage
For PDF
56KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.05am until 11.02pm.
The committee completed:
- the Environment and Heritage portfolio
- budget estimates consideration
Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and
Administration; Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and
Cabinet
For PDF
96KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.04am until 11.00pm.
The committee completed:
- the Finance and Administration portfolio
- budget estimates consideration
Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Attorney-General;
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
For PDF
54KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 10.58pm.
The committee completed:
- the Attorney-General’s portfolio
- budget estimates consideration
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry; Transport and Regional Services
For PDF
58KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 6.40pm.
The committee completed:
- the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
- budget estimates consideration
Budget estimates at a glance
29 May - 1 June 2005
Next week the following four committees will consider the
portfolios listed:
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Health and Ageing
- Economics Legislation Committee
- Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Treasury
- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Legislation Committee
- Education, Science and Training
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation
Committee
- Defence (including Veterans’ Affairs)
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
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The Senate Daily Summary is available on
the Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
Enquiries, comments and suggestions: phone 6277
3209
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au
This publication is issued by the Senate
Procedure Office as a convenient summary of each day’s
consideration of estimates by Senate legislation committees.
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Further information
Committee Hansards can be obtained
from the Senate Table Office (phone 6277 3010) and on the
Internet
(when available)
Committee proceedings can be viewed on
the Internet
Senate Briefs , prepared by the Senate
Procedure Office, provide general information about the estimates
process:
No. 4:
Senate Committees
No. 5:
Consideration of Estimates by the Senate’s Legislation
Committees
No. 13:
Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate
Committees