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No. 29/2009
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2009-10 Budget estimates
Senate committees will meet from 25 May to 4 June 2009 to
consider the 2009-10 budget estimates
First week (25 to 28 May) the following four
legislation committees will consider these portfolios:
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (program)
- Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Finance and Public Administration Committee (program)
- Parliament
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Climate Change
- Finance and Deregulation
- Human Services
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (program)
- Attorney-General
- Immigration and Citizenship
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (program)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
Second week (1 to 4 June) the following four
legislation committees will consider these portfolios:
- Community Affairs Committee
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous
Affairs
- Health and Ageing
- Economics Committee
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Resources, Energy and Tourism
- Treasury
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Defence
- Veterans' Affairs
Friday 5 June
On
26 August 2008, the Senate agreed that the Community Affairs
Legislation Committee meet to consider the estimates of cross
portfolio Indigenous issues.
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 2009-10 budget
estimates (membership of committees, portfolio allocation, terms of
reference etc.) is available on the Senate web page.
A
program 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 this week by the Senate Table Office as a
convenient summary of each day's consideration of estimates by
Senate committees. On sitting days it provides a summary of each
day's proceedings in the Senate.
Further information
Senate Briefs, prepared by the Senate Procedure Office,
provide general information about the estimates process:
No. 4:
Senate Committees
No.
5: Consideration of Estimates by the Senate Committees
No.
13: Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate
Committees
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au