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No. 7/2008
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Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Broadband,
Communications, and the Digital Economy; Environment, Water
Heritage and the Arts
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.04am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
The committee will next meet on Friday, 22 February 2008,
recalling the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio,
commencing with the department, outcome 3 water resources.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and Deregulation;
Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and Cabinet
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.02am until 11.00pm.
The committee:
- called agencies of Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, including: the Australian Public Service Commission, the
Australian National Audit Office and the Australian Institute of
Family Studies;
- called the department and agencies of the
Finance and Deregulation portfolio, including the Australian
Electoral Commission; and
- called the Department of Human Services.
The committee will next meet on Friday, 22 February 2008,
recalling departments and agencies from across its portfolio
allocation, commencing with the Future Fund Management Agency.
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 11.02pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Immigration and Citizenship portfolio, including: the Migration
Agents Registration Authority, the Refugee Review Tribunal and the
Migration Review Tribunal; and
- concluded its hearings.
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and
Local Government
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 11.03pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Transport and Regional Services portfolio, including: the Bureau of
Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, AusLink, Maritime
and Land Transport, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Aviation and Airports, the
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Airservices Australia, Regional
Services, the Office of Transport Security and the Inspector of
Transport Security;
- called the department and agencies of the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio, including: the
Australian Fisheries Management Authority; and
- concluded its hearings.
Committees will meet on Wednesday, 20 and Thursday, 21 February
2008 as follows:
Community Affairs Committee (program)
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Health and Ageing
Economics Committee (program)
Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research
Resources, Energy and Tourism
Treasury
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee (program)
Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
(program)
Defence (including Veterans' Affairs)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
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
additional 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