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No. 31/2007
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Environment, Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts Committee
Portfolios allocated: Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts; Environment and Water
Resources
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 10.54pm.
The committee called:
- the department and agencies of the Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts portfolio; and
- the department and agencies of the Environment and Water
Resources portfolio, including: the Australian Government Antarctic
Division, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park Authority and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling the Environment and Water
Resources portfolio, commencing with the Director of National Parks
and the Parks Australia Division.
Finance and Public Administration
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and
Administration; Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and
Cabinet
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.01am until 10.58pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Senate, the Department of Parliamentary Services, and the
department and agencies of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, including the Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday 22 May 2007 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, again calling the Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, commencing with the Australian Public Service
Commission.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Attorney-General;
Immigration and Citizenship
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the Department of
Immigration and Citizenship.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 in the Main
Committee Room, again calling the Immigration and Citizenship
portfolio, commencing with the Refugee Review Tribunal and the
Migration Review Tribunal.
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry; Transport and Regional Services
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 10.55pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Transport and Regional Services portfolio,
including: AusLink, Maritime and Land Transport, the Australian
Transport Safety Bureau, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, again calling the Transport and
Regional Services portfolio, and continuing with the Civil Aviation
Safety Authority.
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 website.
A
program for each committee is available on the Senate
website 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
The Senate Daily Summary, published each day after the
committees meet, gives an overview of the progress made by
committees and the business they expect 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 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 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