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No. 07/2010
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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 9.03am until 11.02pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio, including the
Office of the Supervising Scientist, the Bureau of Meteorology, the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the Director of National
Parks, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and the National Water
Commission; and
- concluded its hearings.
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 9.08am until 9.40pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Finance and Deregulation portfolio, including Medibank Private Ltd,
the Future Fund Management Agency and the Australian Electoral
Commission;
- called the department and agencies of the
Human Services portfolio, including Centrelink and Medicare
Australia; and
- concluded its hearings.
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 10.47pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of Immigration and
Citizenship; and
- concluded its hearings.
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 10.05pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government portfolio, including Infrastructure Australia, the
Australian Rail Track Corporation, the Australian Maritime
Authority, the Office of Northern Australia, the Office of
Transport Security, Airservices Australia, the Civil Aviation
Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau;
and
- concluded its hearings.
Committees will meet on Wednesday, 10 and Thursday, 11 February
2009 as follows:
Community Affairs Committee (program)
Families, Housing, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs
Health and Ageing
Economics Committee (program)
Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research
Resources, Energy and Tourism
Treasury
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee (program)
Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
(program)
Defence (including Veterans' Affairs)
Foreign Affairs and Trade
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
additional 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