Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office

Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office

Introduction

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office provided staffing and resources for the following committees:

Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees

On 11 September 2006 Senate committees were restructured. The new committees will continue the work of the previous legislation and references committees for the same portfolio responsibilities. The committees have an expanded membership of eight. Particulars of each committee can be found at the relevant web page.

The Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees and the relevant portfolio/subject areas allocated to them are as follows:

Community Affairs Health and Ageing
Families, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs
Economics Treasury
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Employment, Workplace Relations
and Education
Education, Science and Training
Employment and Workplace Relations
Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts
Environment and Water Resources
Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts
Finance and Public Administration Parliament
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Finance and Administration
Human Services
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Foreign Affairs and Trade
Defence (including Veterans’ Affairs)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Attorney-General
Immigration and Citizenship
Rural and Regional Affairs and
Transport
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Transport and Regional Services

 

Joint Statutory Committees

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office also administered three Joint Statutory Committees comprising members of the House of Representatives and Senators. These are:

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