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No. 30/2010
Monday, 24 May 2010
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2010-11 Budget estimates
Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Broadband,
Communications, and the Digital Economy; Climate Change and Energy
Efficiency; Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
For
current information about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.00 am until 9.02 pm.
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, 25 May 2010 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3:
- again calling the Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy portfolio, commencing with the National Broadband Network
Co. Ltd; and
- the department and agencies of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts portfolio, commencing with the Australian National
Maritime Museum.
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 9.00 am until 9.35 pm.
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 Australian Institute of Family Studies, the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Old Parliament House, the
Australian Public Service Commission, the Office of the
Commonwealth Ombudsman, the Office of the Inspector-General of
Intelligence and Security and the Office of National
Assessments.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 in Senate
Committee Room 2S1, again calling the department and agencies of
the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, commencing with the
Australian National Audit Office.
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 9.04 am until 11.00 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Attorney-General’s portfolio, including the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Australian Human Rights
Commission, the Australian Law Reform Commission, the Australian
Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the Classification Board,
the Classification Review Board, the High Court of Australia, the
Family Court of Australia, the Federal Magistrates Court of
Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the National Native
Title Tribunal and the Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 in the Main
Committee Room, again calling the department and agencies of the
Attorney-General’s portfolio, commencing with the Australian
Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity.
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 9.00 am until 10.55 pm.
The committee called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics, the Bureau of Rural Sciences, the Australian Fisheries
Management Authority and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority.
The committee will next meet on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 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 2010-11 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
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It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
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Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
Related resources
The Order of Business (or Senate Red') and the
Dynamic Red (which updates the Order of Business
throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au