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Membership of Committees

The following is a list of Committee membership, organised alphabetically by Committee name.

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Agricultural and Related Industries—Select Committee

Members
Senator Heffernan (Chair), Senator O'Brien (Deputy Chair), Senators Fisher, Milne, Nash and Sterle

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Forshaw, Furner, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Marshall, Mason, Minchin, Moore, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Appropriations and Staffing Committee—Standing Committee

Members
The President (Chairman), the Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Senators Faulkner, Lundy, Nash, Parry and Sherry

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee

Members
Ms M Parke MP (Chair), Senator Fierravanti-Wells (Deputy Chair) and Senators Carol Brown, Cameron, Parry and Mr Clare, Mr Hayes and Mr Pyne

Australian Crime Commission—Joint Statutory Committee

Members
Senator Hutchins (Chair), Mr Wood (Deputy Chair) and Senators Barnett, Parry, Polley and Mr Champion, Mr Gibbons, Mr Hayes and Mr Pyne

Community Affairs—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Moore (Chair), Senator Humphries (Deputy Chair) and Senators Adams, Bilyk, Boyce, Carol Brown, Lundy, and Siewert

Substitute member
Senator Crossin to replace Senator Carol Brown for the committee's inquiry into petrol sniffing and substance abuse in central Australia

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Brandis, Bob Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Committee

Members
Mr Ripoll (Chair), Senator (Deputy Chair) and Senators Arbib, Boyce, Coonan, Marshall and Ms Grierson, Mr Keenan, Ms Owens, and Mr Robert

Economics—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Hurley (Chair), Senator Eggleston (Deputy Chair) and Senators Bushby, Cameron, Furner, Joyce and Pratt

Substitute member
Senator Cormann to replace Senator Joyce for the committee's inquiry into the Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 and a related bill
Senator Cormann to replace Senator Bushby for the committee's inquiry into the Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Stott Despoja, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Marshall (Chair), Senator (Deputy Chair) and Senators Arbib, Cash, Collins, Crossin, Fisher, Humphries and Siewert

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Environment, Communications and the Arts—Standing Committee

Members
Senator McEwen (Chair), Senator (Deputy Chair) and Senators Birmingham, Ludlam, Lundy, Parry, Pratt, Williams and Wortley

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Payne, Polley, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood and Xenophon

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Polley (Chair), Senator Fifield (Deputy Chair) and Senators Cameron, Collins, Fierravanti-Wells, Moore and Ryan

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Birmingham, Bishop, Bilyk, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Pratt, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Bishop (Chair), Senator Trood (Deputy Chair) and Senators Cormann, Feeney, Forshaw, Kroger and McEwen

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Fuel and Energy—Select Committee

Members
Senator Cormann (Chair), Senator Hutchins (Deputy Chair), Senators Bushby, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Joyce and McEwen

Participating members
Senators
Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Carol Brown, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Ferguson, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Johnston, Kroger, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, O'Brien, Nash, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

House—Standing Committee

Members
The President (Chair), the Deputy President and Senators Crossin, Heffernan, Parry, Stephens and Wortley

Legal and Constitutional Affairs—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Crossin (Chair), Senator Barnett (Deputy Chair), Senators Farrell, Feeney, Fisher, Hanson-Young, Marshall and Trood

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ellison, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Forshaw, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Mason, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Library—Standing Committee

Members
The President (Chair) and  Senators Barnett, Bilyk, Cameron, Hutchins and Trood

National Broadband Network—Select Committee

Members
Senator Fisher (Chair), Senator Birmingham (Deputy Chair), Senators Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Nash and Sterle

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Ferguson, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Forshaw, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Minchin, Moore, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Stephens, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Privileges—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Brandis (Chair), Senator Hurley (Deputy Chair), Senators Collins, McGauran, McLucas, O'Brien and Payne

Procedure—Standing Committee

Members
The Deputy President (Chair), the President, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Senators Ellison, Faulkner, Hurley, Ludwig, Parry and Siewert

Publications—Standing Committee

Members
Senators Bernardi, Carol Brown, Feeney, Marshall, Mason, Parry and  Sterle

Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities—Select Committee

Members
Senator Johnston (Chair), Senator Crossin (Deputy Chair), Senators Adams, Moore, Scullion and Siewert

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Kroger, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, McEwen, McLucas, Marshall, Mason, Milne, Minchin, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Regulations and Ordinances—Legislative Scrutiny Standing Committee

Members
Senator Wortley (Chair), Senator Ronaldson (Deputy Chair), Senators Carol Brown, Cormann and Moore

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Sterle (Chair), Senator Siewert (Deputy Chair) and Senators Heffernan, Hutchins, Hurley, McGauran, Nash and O’Brien

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Farrell, Feeney, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Hogg, Humphries, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Lundy, Ian Macdonald, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Stephens, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

Scrutiny of Bills—Legislative Scrutiny Standing Committee

Members
Senator Ellison (Chair), Senator Bishop (Deputy Chair) and Senators  Cameron, Collins and Troeth

Selection of Bills—Standing Committee

Members
Senator O'Brien (Chair), Senator Parry (Opposition Whip), Senator Nash (The Nationals Whip), Senator Siewert (Australian Greens Whip), Senator Fielding (Family First Whip), Senators Adams, Ellison, Ludwig and McEwen

Senators' Interests—Standing Committee

Members
Senator Johnston (Chair), Senator (Deputy Chair), Senators Adams, Bilyk, Fifield, Forshaw, Humphries and Pratt

State Government Financial Management—Select Committee

Members
Senator Ian Macdonald (Chair), Senators Boyce, Bushby, Forshaw and Polley

Participating members
Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Farrell, Feeney, Fisher, Fifield, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Lundy, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O'Brien, Parry, Payne, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon

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