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No. 39/2009
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Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Health and Ageing
The committee met from 8.30am until 3.00pm, pursuant to a
resolution of the Senate of 26 August 2008, to consider
estimates relating to cross portfolio Indigenous matters.
The committee:
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called the department and agencies of the
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
portfolio, including Indigenous Business Australia and Aboriginal
Hostels Limited;
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called the Department of Health and Ageing;
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called the Department of Education, Employment
and Workplace Relations;
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called the department and agencies of the
Attorney-General’s portfolio, including the Australian
Federal Police;
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called the department and agencies of the Human
Services portfolio, including Centrelink;
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called the Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet;
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called the Department of the Treasury; and
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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