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No. 37/2009
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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 10.30pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Health and Ageing portfolio, including the
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, the Australian Sports
Commission, the Private Health Insurance Administration Council,
Food Standards Australia New Zealand, the National Blood Authority
and the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
Authority.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 4 June 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, calling the department and agencies of the
Health and Ageing 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 9.01am until 10.57pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Treasury.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 4 June 2009 in House
of Representatives Committee Room 2R1, again calling the Treasury
portfolio, commencing with the department.
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 9.00am until 8.58pm.
The committee called the Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 4 June 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling the Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations.
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 10.25pm.
The committee called the Department of
Defence.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 4 June 2009 in the
Main Committee Room, calling:
- the Department and agencies of the Defence portfolio,
commencing with the department; and
- the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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