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No. 33/2010
Thursday, 27 May 2010
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2010-11 Budget estimates
Economics Legislation Committee
Portfolios allocated: Innovation; Industry,
Science and Research; Resources, Energy and Tourism; Treasury
For
PDF 32KB about the committee’s hearings
The committee met from 7.50 am until 9.51 am.
The committee called the Department of the
Treasury.
The committee will next meet on Monday, 31 May 2010 in House of
Representatives Committee Room 2R1, calling the department and
agencies of the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
portfolio, commencing with the Australian Nuclear Science and
Technology Organisation.
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
The committee met from 9.03 am until 11.01 pm.
The committee:
- called the Department of Climate Change and
Energy Efficiency; and
- concluded its hearings.
Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
Portfolios allocated: Finance and Deregulation;
Human Services; Parliament; Prime Minister and Cabinet
The committee met from 10.05 am until 11.02 pm.
The committee:
- called the department and agencies of the
Finance and Deregulation portfolio, including 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
The committee met from 9.03 am until 5.59 pm.
The committee:
- again 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
The committee met from 9.00 am until 9.10 pm.
The committee:
- again called the department and agencies of
the Infrastructure, Transport Regional Development and Local
Government portfolio, including the Office of Northern Australia,
Airservices Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the
Office of Transport Security and the Australian Transport Safety
Bureau; and
- concluded its hearings.
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
312KB) 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