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No. 72/2008
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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 9.35pm.
The committee called the Department of
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Pursuant to a
resolution of the Senate of 26 August 2008, the committee will
next meet on Friday, 24 October 2008 in the Main Committee Room to
hold a hearing on cross portfolio Indigenous matters. (PDF
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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 10.47pm.
The committee:
- called agencies of the Treasury portfolio,
including the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the
Productivity Commission and the Corporations and Markets Advisory
Committee;
- called the department and agencies of the
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, including the
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and
the Australian Research Council;
- called the department and agencies of the
Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio, including Tourism
Australia, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority and
Geoscience Australia; and
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 9.03am until 11.01pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, including
the Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat, the Workplace
Authority, the Australian Industrial Registry and the Australian
Building and Construction Commissioner; and
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 8.55pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio, including the Australian
Agency for International Development and the Australian Trade
Commission; and
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