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No. 72/2009
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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 am until 11 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Health and Ageing portfolio, including the
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Sports
Anti-doping Authority, the Australian Sports Commission, Cancer
Australia, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, the National
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, the National Health and Medical
Research Council, the Private Health Insurance Administration
Council and the Professional Services Review.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 22 October 2009 in
Senate Committee Room 2S1, calling the Families, Housing, 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 am until 11 pm.
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 department and agencies of the Resources, Energy and
Tourism portfolio, including Geoscience Australia and Tourism
Australia; and
- the department and agencies of the Treasury portfolio,
including the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 22 October 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 am until 10.59 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
portfolio, including Comcare, the Australian Industrial Registry,
Fair Work Australia, the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Australian
Building and Construction Commission.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 22 October 2009 in
Senate Committee Room 2S3, calling the Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations portfolio, commencing with the department.
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 am until 10.20 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Defence portfolio, including Defence Housing
Australia, the Defence Force Ombudsman and the Department of
Veterans' Affairs.
The committee will next meet on Thursday, 22 October 2009 in the
Main Committee Room, calling 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
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