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No. 38/2009
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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 10.55pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Health and Ageing portfolio, including the Aged
Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, Cancer Australia, the
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, the National Health and
Medical Research Council, the Professional Services Review Agency
and General Practice Education and Training Limited.
Pursuant to a
resolution of the Senate of 26 August 2008, the committee will
next meet on Friday, 5 June 2009 in the Main Committee Room to
consider estimates relating to cross portfolio Indigenous
matters.
Economics Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Innovation; Industry,
Science and Research; Resources, Energy and Tourism; Treasury
The committee met from 9.01am until 9.42pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Treasury portfolio, including the Australian Prudential Regulation
Authority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and
the Productivity Commission; and
- concluded its hearings.
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations
The committee met from 9.00am until 4.17pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of Education, Employment
and Workplace Relations; and
- concluded its hearings.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Defence (including
Veterans' Affairs); Foreign Affairs and Trade
The committee met from 9.00am until 9.05pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Defence portfolio, including Defence Housing Australia and the
Department of Veterans' Affairs; and
- concluded its hearings.
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