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No. 33/2007
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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 9.05am until 10.48pm.
The committee again called the department and
agencies of the Communications and Information Technology
portfolio, including: Australia Post; the Special Broadcasting
Service and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 24 May 2007 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling the Communications and
Information Technology portfolio, commencing with the Australian
Communications and Media Authority.
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 9.00am until 9.02pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Finance and Administration portfolio, including:
the Future Fund Management Agency; Comsuper; the Australian Reward
Investment Alliance and the Commonwealth Grants Commission.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 24 May 2007 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, calling:
- the Finance and Administration portfolio, commencing with the
Australian Electoral Commission; and
- the Human Services portfolio, commencing with the
department.
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 and
agencies of the Attorney-General's portfolio, including: the High
Court of Australia; the Australian Federal Police; the Australian
Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; CrimTrac; the Australian
Customs Service; and the Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 24 May 2007 in the
Main Committee Room, again calling the Attorney-General's
portfolio, commencing with the Federal Court of Australia.
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 10.58pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including: the Wheat Export Authority; the Australian Bureau of
Agriculture and Resource Economics and the Bureau of Rural
Sciences.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 24 May 2007 in House
of Representatives Committee Room 2R1, again calling the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio, commencing with the
department.
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