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No. 35/2009
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Community Affairs Legislation 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 9.00pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Families, Housing and Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs portfolio, including the Equal Opportunity for
Women in the Workplace Agency.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, again calling the Families, Housing and
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio, commencing
with the department.
Economics Legislation 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 10.44pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
portfolio, including the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation, the Australian Research Council, the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, IP Australia and
the Office of the Chief Scientist.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, calling:
- the department and agencies of the Resources, Energy and
Tourism portfolio, commencing with the department; and
- the department and agencies of the Treasury portfolio,
commencing with the department and the Australian Taxation
Office.
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.07am until 6.16pm.
The committee called the Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, calling the department and agencies of the
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, commencing
with Comcare.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation
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 9.35pm.
The committee called the Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 in the Main
Committee Room, calling the department and agencies of 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 2009-10 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 by the Senate Table Office 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, prepared by the Senate Procedure Office,
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