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No. 8/2008
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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: Cancer
Australia, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Agency, the
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Professional
Services Review Agency, General Practice Education and Training
Ltd, the Private Health Insurance Administration Council, the
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman, the Australian Sports
Anti-Doping Authority, and the Australian Sports Commission.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 21 February 2008, in
Committee Room 2S1 calling the Families, Housing, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs 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 9.02am until 11.17pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Treasury portfolio, including: the Australian
Office of Financial Management, the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission, the Australian Taxation Office, the
Inspector-General of Taxation and the Takeovers Panel.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 21 February 2008 at
8.45am, in Committee Room 2R1 recalling the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission, followed by the department and agencies
of the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, the
Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio and other Treasury
portfolio agencies.
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 9.00am until 6.49pm.
The committee called the Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 21 February 2008, in
Committee Room 2S3 recalling the Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations portfolio, commencing with the department.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Defence (including
Veterans' Affairs); Foreign Affairs and Trade
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.00am until 9.50pm.
The committee called the Department of Defence
and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 21 February 2008, in
the Main Committee Room calling the Foreign Affairs and Trade
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
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