New committee

• The Select Committee on COVID-19 was established to inquire and report by 30 June 2022

Membership

• Senators were appointed to the Select Committee on COVID-19

See also committee membership page

Tabled documents

Government documents and documents presented by the President

• Wednesday, 8 April (includes documents presented since the Senate last sat)

Clerk's documents

• Wednesday, 8 April [legislative instruments and other documents required by statute to be tabled]

To view individual instruments visit www.legislation.gov.au and search using the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL) number

Other

• The following documents regarding the sitting of the Senate on 8 April were tabled:
• Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Cormann)
• Letter from the President of the Senate to all senators
• Senator Siewert tabled a petitioning document regarding asylum seekers and refugees and the COVID-19 pandemic

Disallowance motions

Notice of intention to withdraw

Chair of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (Senator Fierravanti-Wells) to withdraw the following notice on the next day of sitting:

• Taxation Administration (Private Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2019 [F2019L01227]

Statements

• The President made a statement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and arrangements to maintain social distancing during the sitting of the Senate, and the consideration of electronic and remote participation
  Watch the statement    Read the transcript
• Senators Cormann, Wong, Waters, McKenzie, Patrick and Roberts made statements regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
  Watch the statements    Read the transcript

Scheduling

• The Senate agreed to a motion relating to the next meeting of the Senate.

Statistics