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No. 32/2008
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Community Affairs Committee
Portfolios allocated: Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Health and Ageing
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 Health
and Ageing portfolio, including the Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare Agency, Medibank Private, the Australian Radiation
Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, the Food Standards Australia
New Zealand Agency, Cancer Australia Agency and the Aged Care
Standards and Accreditation Agency.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 5 June 2008 in Committee
Room 2S1, again calling the Health and Ageing portfolio, commencing
with the department.
Economics Committee
Portfolios allocated: Innovation, Industry,
Science and Research; Resources, Energy and Tourism; Treasury
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.01am until 10.59pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the Treasury
portfolio, including the Australian Prudential Regulation
Authority.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 5 June 2008 in Committee
Room 2R1, again calling the Treasury portfolio, commencing with the
Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission.
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.01am until 10.00pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, including
Teaching Australia.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 5 June 2008 in Committee
Room 2S3, again calling the Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations portfolio, commencing with Skills Australia.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Foreign Affairs and
Trade; Defence (including Veterans' Affairs)
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 10.25pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the Defence
portfolio, including the Defence Materiel Organisation.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 5 June 2008 in the Main
Committee Room, again calling the Defence portfolio, commencing
with the Department of 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 2008-09 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