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No. 30/2007
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2007-08 Budget estimates
Senate committees will meet this fortnight to consider the
2007-08 budget estimates
This week (21 to 24 May) the following
committees will consider the following portfolios:
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee (program)
- Arts and Sport
- Environment and Water Resources
- Communications and Information Technology
- Finance and Public Administration Committee (program)
- Parliament
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Finance and Administration
- Human Services
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (program)
- Immigration and Citizenship
- Attorney-General
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (program)
- Transport and Regional Services
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Next week (28 to 31 May) the following
committees will consider the following portfolios:
- Community Affairs Committee (program)
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Health and Ageing
- Economics Committee
- Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Treasury
- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Education, Science and Training
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Defence (including Veterans' Affairs)
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 2007-08 budget
estimates (membership of committees, portfolio allocation, terms of
reference etc.) is available on the Senate web page.
A
program for each of the committees is available on the
Senate webpage and will be updated as necessary.
Committee proceedingscan be viewed on the
Internet
Committee Hansardscan be obtained from the Senate Table
Office (phone 6277 3010) 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 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au