Finance and Public Administration

1 July 2007 - 31 December 2007

	Matters Current as at 1 July 2007	Matters Referred during period	Reports tabled that discharge a reference	Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2007
Standing Committee	1	2	3+(1*)	0

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Standing Committee	4	23:05	0	0:00	6	1:30	0	0:00	10	24:35

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Standing Committee	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	4

		Witnesses			Hansard Pages
	Televised hearings	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	No. of submissions	No. of Pages	Government Responses
Standing Committee	0	0	70	0	0	305	0	101	625	1

*1 Report that did not discharge a reference

Finance and Public Administration (Standing)

1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator Mitch Fifield (Vic, LP) (appointed Chair on 22.3.07)	11.9.06
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP) (appointed Deputy Chair on 12.9.06)	11.9.06
Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator David Bushby (Tas, LP)	10.9.07
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)	11.9.06
Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)	11.9.06

Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)	11.9.06
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)	20.6.07
Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (Qld, NATS)	11.9.06
Senator Sue Boyce (Qld, LP)	20.6.07
Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)	21.6.07
Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Steve Fielding (Vic, FFP)	11.9.06
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	17.8.07
Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)	20.6.07
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (Vic, LP)	8.2.07
Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)	9.5.07
Senator Gavin Marshall (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)	8.2.07
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Robert Ray (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (Vic, LP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry (Tas, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Russell Trood (Qld, LP)	11.9.06
Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)	17.8.07
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)	8.2.07

Former members	Term of appointment
Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP) (Chair)	11.9.06-23.3.07
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)	23.3.07-9.5.07
Senator Sue Boyce (Qld, LP)	9.5.07-20.6.07
Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)	11.9.06-14.8.07
Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)	20.6.07-10.9.07

Former substitute members	Term of appointment
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)*	19.10.06-30.10.06
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)**	17.10.06-22.12.06
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)***	8.2.07-20.3.07
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry (Tas, ALP)#	21.6.07-27.7.07
Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)##	17.8.07-7.9.07
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)###	17.8.07-7.9.07

*replaced Senator Bernardi for consideration of the 2006-07 budget estimates on 30 October 2006, until 10.00pm
**replaced Senator Mason from 23 October to 22 December 2006
***replaced Senator Murray for the committee’s inquiry into the provisions of the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007
#replaced Senator Carol Brown for inquiry into the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
##replaced Senator Fierravanti-Wells for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007
### replaced Senator Watson for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007

Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator the Hon George Brandis (Qld, LP)	11.9.06-23.3.07
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)	11.9.06-2.4.07

Inquiry

As at 1 July 2007

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21 June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Current inquiry

As at 31 December 2007

New references

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 16 August 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 5 July 2007, Melbourne
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 30 August 2007, Noosa; 31 August 2007, Emerald; 3 September 2007, Cairns

Reports tabled

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 27 July 2007; tabled on 7 August 2007)
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – Interim Report (presented out of session on 4 September 2007, tabled 10 September 2007)
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – Final Report (presented out of session on 7 September 2007, tabled 10 September 2007)
Annual Report (No. 2 of 2007) (tabled 12 September 2007)

Government responses

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 (tabled 19 September 2007; report tabled 27 July 2007)

Estimates

2007-08 Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings were not held in November 2007.

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