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No. 10/2007
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Economics Committee
Portfolios allocated: Industry, Tourism and
Resources; Treasury
The committee met from 8.32am until 12.45pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Industry, Tourism and Resources portfolio, including Tourism
Australia; and
- concluded its hearings.
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts Committee
Portfolios allocated: Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts; Environment and Water
Resources
The committee met from 9.03am until 1.25pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of the Environment and
Water Resources; and
- concluded its hearings.
Finance and Public Administration
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and
Administration; Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and
Cabinet
The committee met from 8.05am until 2.07pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of Human Services and
agencies including: Centrelink, Medicare and CRS Australia;
and
- concluded its hearings.
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Transport and Regional
Services; Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The committee met from 8.55am until 1.49pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry; and
- concluded its hearings.
Related links
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
additional estimates (membership of committees, portfolio
allocation, terms of reference etc.) is available on the Senate web
page.
A
program for each of the committees listed below is
available on the Senate webpage and will be updated as
necessary.
Committee proceedings can be viewed on the
Internet
Committee Hansards can be obtained from the Senate
Table Office (phone 62773010) and on the
Internet (when available)
The Senate Daily Summary will be published each day
after the committees meet. The Summary will give a brief overview
on the progress made by each committee and the business each
committee expects to consider the next day.
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
at www.aph.gov.au/senate
It is issued this week by the Senate Table Office as a
convenient summary of each day’s consideration of estimates
by Senate committees. On sitting days it provides a summary of each
day’s proceedings in the Senate.
Further information
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 Committees
No.
13: Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate
Committees
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3015
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au