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No. 71/2008
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2008-09 Supplementary budget estimates
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, the Private Health
Insurance Administration Council, the Private Health Insurance
Ombudsman, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Cancer Australia, the
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, the Australian Sports
Commission, the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency and
General Practice Education and Training Limited.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 23 October 2008 in
Senate 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 9.04am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Treasury portfolio, including the Australian Office
of Financial Management, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Taxation
Office.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 23 October 2008 in House
of Representatives Committee Room 2R1, calling:
- the Treasury portfolio, commencing with the Australian
Prudential Regulation Authority;
- the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio,
commencing with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation; and
- the Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio, commencing with
the department.
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 9.13am until 7.54pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
portfolio, including Teaching Australia and the Australian Learning
and Teaching Council.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 23 October 2008 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling 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 9.05pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Defence portfolio, including the Defence Materiel
Organisation, the Defence Housing Authority and the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 23 October 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 2008-09
supplementary 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 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
Committee
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au