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No. 70/2009
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Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation
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 9.03 am until 11.03 pm.
The committee called:
- the department and agencies of the Broadband, Communications
and the Digital Economy portfolio, including Australia Post, the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the Special Broadcasting
Service (SBS), the NBN Co and the Australian Communications and
Media Authority; and
- the department and agencies of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts portfolio, including Screen Australia and the
Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 in
Senate Committee Room 2S3, again calling the Environment, Water,
Heritage and the Arts portfolio, commencing with the Supervising
Scientist.
Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and Deregulation;
Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and Cabinet
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9.13 am until 11.02 pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Senate and the Department of Parliamentary Services, and the
department and agencies of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
portfolio, including the Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General, the Australian Public Service Commission and the
Department of Climate Change.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 in
Senate Committee Room 2S1, calling:
- the department and agencies of the Finance and Deregulation
portfolio, commencing with Medibank Private Ltd; and
- the department and agencies of the Human Services portfolio,
commencing with the department.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Attorney-General;
Immigration and Citizenship
For current
information about the committee's hearings
The committee met from 9 am until 11 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Attorney-General's portfolio, including Australian
Human Rights Commission, Australian Law Reform Commission,
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Family Court of
Australia, Federal Magistrates Court, Federal Court of Australia,
National Native Title Tribunal, Classification Board,
Classification Review Board, Australian Crime Commission,
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and the Australian
Federal Police.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 in the
Main Committee Room, calling the Immigration and Citizenship
portfolio, commencing with the Migration Review Tribunal and
Refugee Review Tribunal.
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation
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 am until 11 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including Land and Water Australia, Australian Bureau of
Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Fisheries
Management Authority, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Rural Industries
Research and Development Corporation, Grains Research and
Development Corporation, Wheat Exports Australia, Australian Wool
Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 in
House of Representatives Committee Room 2R1, 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 2009-10
supplementary 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