Work of Committees

Financial Year Statistics: 1 July 2007-30 June 2008
Half-Year Statistics: 1 January 2008-30 June 2008

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Format of this report	(PDF 100KB)

Abbreviations	(PDF 105KB)

General Information	(PDF 117KB)

Directory of Committees	(PDF 104KB)

Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office	(PDF 90KB)

PART ONE: 1 January 2008–11 February 2008 (remainder of the 41st Parliament)
Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office
Community Affairs	(PDF 152KB)
Economics	(PDF 147KB)
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education	(PDF 145KB)
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	(PDF 144KB)
Finance and Public Administration	(PDF 144KB)
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade	(PDF 147KB)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs	(PDF 143KB)
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport	(PDF 148KB)

Joint Statutory Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office	(PDF 81KB)

Other Committees on which Senators serve
Regulations and Ordinances	(PDF 139KB)
Scrutiny of Bills	(PDF 137KB)
Appropriations and Staffing	(PDF 137KB)
House	(PDF 128KB)
Privileges	(PDF 137KB)
Procedure	(PDF 137KB)
Publications	(PDF 137KB)
Selection of Bills	(PDF 137KB)
Senators' Interests	(PDF 137KB)
Joint Standing Committees	(PDF 106KB)

PART TWO: Consolidated Statistical Overview (remainder of the 41st Parliament) 1 January 2008–11 February 2008	(PDF 112KB)

PART THREE: 12 February 2008–30 June 2008 (beginning of the 42nd Parliament)
Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office
Community Affairs	(PDF 157KB)
Economics	(PDF 160KB)
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	(PDF 148KB)
Environment, Communications and the Arts	(PDF 151KB)
Finance and Public Administration	(PDF 148KB)
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade	(PDF 149KB)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs	(PDF 152KB)
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport	(PDF 150KB)

Joint Statutory Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity	(PDF 146KB)
Australian Crime Commission	(PDF 144KB)
Corporations and Financial Services	(PDF 143KB)

Select Committees
Agricultural and Related Industries	(PDF 149KB)
Fuel and Energy	(PDF 149KB)
Housing Affordability in Australia	(PDF 148KB)
National Broadband Network	(PDF 144KB)
State Government Financial Management	(PDF 148KB)
Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities	(PDF 147KB)

Committee-related activity in the chamber	(PDF 159KB)

Other Committees on which Senators serve
Regulations and Ordinances	(PDF 138KB)
Scrutiny of Bills	(PDF 139KB)
Appropriations and Staffing	(PDF 137KB)
House	(PDF 128KB)
Privileges	(PDF 137KB)
Procedure	(PDF 137KB)
Publications	(PDF 137KB)
Selection of Bills	(PDF 137KB)
Senators' Interests	(PDF 137KB)
Electoral Matters (Joint)	(PDF 137KB)
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint)	(PDF 138KB)
Migration (Joint)	(PDF 137KB)
National Capital and External Territories (Joint)	(PDF 137KB)
Parliamentary Library (Joint Standing)	(PDF 128KB)
Treaties (Joint)	(PDF 152KB)
Intelligence and Security (Joint Statutory)	(PDF 137KB)
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings (Joint Statutory)	(PDF 137KB)
Public Accounts and Audit (Joint Statutory)	(PDF 142KB)
Public Works (Joint Statutory)	(PDF 139KB)

PART FOUR: Consolidated Statistical Overview (beginning of the 42nd Parliament) 12 February 2008–30 June 2008	(PDF 113KB)

PART FIVE: Consolidated Statistical Overview (Financial Year) 1 July 2007–30 June 2008	(PDF 113KB)

PART SIX: Statistics on Additional Estimates 2007–08 (February 2008), and Budget Estimates 2008–09 (May/June 2008)	(PDF 87KB)