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No. 34/2007
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Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee
Portfolios allocated: Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts; Environment and Water
Resources
The committee met from 9.05am until 8.00pm.
The committee:
- again called the department and agencies of
the Communications and Information Technology portfolio; 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 9.00am until 11.03pm.
The committee:
- again called the department and agencies of
the Finance and Administration portfolio;
- called the department and agencies of the
Human Services portfolio; and
- concluded its hearings.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Portfolios allocated: Attorney-General;
Immigration and Citizenship
The committee met from 9.00am until 11.00pm.
The committee:
- again called the department and agencies of
the Attorney-General's portfolio; and
- concluded its hearings.
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 9.01am until 10.28pm.
The committee:
- again called the department and agencies of
the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio; and
- concluded its hearings.
Budget estimates at a glance
26 to 31 May 2007
Next week committees will consider portfolios as follows:
- Community Affairs (program)
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Health and Ageing
- Economics (program)
- Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Treasury
- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education (program)
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Education, Science and Training
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (program)
- 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 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