Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Committee members

For the 42nd Parliament the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security comprises of nine members, four from the Senate and five from the House of Representatives. Five members are from the Government and four from the non-Government parties.

The Hon Arch Bevis, MP (Chair)	(Australian Labor Party, Member for Brisbane, Queensland)
The Hon Philip Ruddock MP (Deputy Chair)	(Liberal Party, Member for Berowra, New South Wales)
Senator Gavin Marshall	(Australian Labor Party, Senator for Victoria)
Senator Michael Forshaw from 15 May 2008	(Australian Labor Party, Senator for New South Wales)
Senator Russell Trood from 25 June 2009	(Liberal Party, Senator for Queensland)
Senator Julian McGauran	(Liberal Party, Senator for Victoria)
Mr Mark Dreyfus QC, MP	(Australian Labor Party, Member for Isaacs, Victoria)
Mr Daryl Melham MP	(Australian Labor Party, Member for Banks, New South Wales)
Mrs Kay Hull MP from 3 December 2008	(National Party, Member for Riverina, NSW)
Senator the Hon Robert Ray, Australian Labor Party, Senator for Victoria - till 5 May 2008
The Hon Alexander Downer MP, Liberal Party, Member for Mayo, South Australia - till 14 July 2008
The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Liberal Party, Member for Goldstein, Victoria - till 3 December 2008
Senator Fiona Nash, National Party, Senator for New South Wales - till 6 December 2008
Senator The Hon Helen Coonan, Liberal Party, Senator for New South Wales - till 25 June 2009