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No. 30/2009
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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 9.04am until 10.26pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
portfolio, including Australia Post, the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation, the Special Broadcasting Service and the Australian
Communications and Media Authority.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling the Broadband, Communications and
the Digital Economy portfolio, commencing with the department.
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 9.00am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Senate, 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 committee will next meet on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, again calling the department and agencies of
the Prime Minister and Cabinet 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 9.00am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Attorney-General's portfolio, including the
Australian Human Rights Commission, the Australian Law Reform
Commission, AUSTRAC, the Classification Board, the Classification
Review Board, the Family Court of Australia, the Federal Court of
Australia, the Federal Magistrates Court and the National Native
Title Tribunal.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 in the Main
Committee Room, again calling the Attorney-General's portfolio,
commencing with the Australian Federal Police.
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 9.00am until 11.00pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including Land and Water Australia, Wheat Exports Australia, Meat
and Livestock Australia and the Australian Bureau of Agricultural
and Resource Economics.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, again calling the Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry 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 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