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No. 26/2008
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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 8.05pm.
The committee called the Department of Broadband, Communications
and the Digital Economy.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, calling the Environment, Water, Heritage and
the Arts portfolio, commencing with the department.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and Deregulation;
Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and Cabinet (including
Climate Change)
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.01am until 9.12pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet portfolio, including the Privacy
Commissioner.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, again calling the Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, commencing with the Australian National Audit
Office.
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 11.00pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the
Attorney-General's portfolio, including the National Native Title
Tribunal, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Insolvency and
Trustee Service of Australia, the Australian Government Solicitor,
the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal Magistrates Court, the
Family Court of Australia, the Classification Board and
Classification Review Board.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 in the Main
Committee Room, calling the Immigration and Citizenship portfolio,
commencing with the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review
Tribunal.
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 10.58pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio, including the Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Meat and Livestock Australia,
the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics, the
Bureau of Rural Sciences and the Australian Fisheries Management
Authority.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, calling the Infrastructure,
Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 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 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
Committees
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au