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No. 31/2009
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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 9.00am until 10.14pm.
The committee called the Department of
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, calling the Environment, Water, Heritage and
the Arts portfolio, commencing with the National Film and Sound
Archive.
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 11.01pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, including the
Privacy Commissioner, the Institute of Family Studies, the
Australian National Audit Office, the Public Service Commission,
Old Parliament House, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and
Security and the Office of National Assessments.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, calling the department and agencies of the
Finance and Deregulation 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 agencies of the
Attorney-General's portfolio, including the Australian Federal
Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service,
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian
Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Australian Crime
Commission, Australian Institute of Criminology and the Criminology
Research Council.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 in the
Main Committee Room:
- again calling the department and agencies of the
Attorney-General's portfolio, commencing with the CrimTrac Agency;
and
- calling the department and agencies of the Immigration and
Citizenship portfolio.
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 10.37pm.
The committee again called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, the
Quarantine and Biosecurity Policy Unit, Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service, Biosecurity Australia, Australian Wool
Innovation, Product Integrity, the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority, the Rural Industries Research and
Development Corporation, the Grains Research and Development
Corporation, and the Bureau of Rural Sciences.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 in House
of Representatives Committee Room 2R1, calling the department and
agencies of 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 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