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No. 27/2008
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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 and agencies of the
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio, including the
Bureau of Meteorology, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority, the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, the Office of
Supervising Scientist, and the Director of National Parks.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 29 May 2008 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again 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 9.02am until 9.20pm.
The committee called:
- the department and agencies of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, including the Australian National Audit Office; and
- the department and agencies of the Finance and Deregulation
portfolio, including Medibank Private Ltd, Comsuper, the Australian
Reward Investment Alliance and the Future Fund Management
Agency.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 29 May 2008 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, calling:
- the Finance and Deregulation portfolio, commencing with the
Australian Electoral Commission;
- the Human Services portfolio, commencing with the department;
and
- the Department of Climate Change.
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
Immigration and Citizenship portfolio, including the Refugee Review
Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 29 May 2008 in the Main
Committee Room, again calling the Immigration and Citizenship
portfolio, commencing with the department.
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 11.00pm.
The committee called the department and agencies of the
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government portfolio, including the Inspector of Transport
Security, the Office of Transport Security, the Civil Aviation
Authority, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Airservices
Australia, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional
Economics and the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
The committee will meet on Thursday, 29 May 2008 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, again 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