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No. 31/2010
Tuesday, 25 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
PDF 25KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.12 am until 10.05 pm.
The committee called:
- the department and agencies of the Broadband, Communications
and the Digital Economy portfolio, including the National Broadband
Network Co. Ltd; and
- the department and agencies of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts portfolio, including the Australian National Maritime
Museum, the Australia Council, Screen Australia, the Australian
Film, Television and Radio School, the National Film and Sound
Archive, the National Gallery of Australia, the National Library of
Australia and the National Museum of Australia.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in Senate
Committee Room 2S3, again calling the department and agencies of
the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio, commencing
with the department.
Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and Deregulation;
Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and Cabinet
For (PDF
46KB) about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.02 am until 11.00 pm.
The committee called the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio agency, the Australian
National Audit Office.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 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
PDF 71KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.05 am until 11.00 pm.
The committee again called the department and
agencies of the Attorney-General’s portfolio, including the
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, the Australian
Crime Commission, the Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Institute of
Criminology, the Criminology Research Council, the CrimTrac Agency
and the National Capital Authority.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in the Main
Committee Room, calling the department and agencies of the
Immigration and Citizenship portfolio, commencing with the
Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal.
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and
Local Government
For
PDF 14KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 9.00 am until 8.07 pm.
The committee again called the department and
agencies of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio,
including the Rural Industries Research and Development
Corporation, Wheat Exports Australia and Australian Wool
Innovation.
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 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 2010-11 budget
estimates (membership of committees, portfolio allocation, terms of
reference etc.) is available on the Senate web page.
(PDF
341KB) 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 by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
the official record, the Journals of the Senate , on the
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