Members of the Committee
The President of the Senate,
Senator the Hon. Alan Ferguson
(Chairman)
The Leader of the Government
in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Chris Evans
The Leader of the Opposition
in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin
Senator the Hon. John Faulkner
Senator Kate Lundy
Senator Andrew Murray
Senator Fiona Nash
Senator Stephen Parry
Senator Robert Ray
The committee
The Standing Committee on
Appropriations and Staffing, appointed under standing order 19, determines the
amounts for inclusion in the parliamentary appropriation bills and reports to
the Senate on its determinations prior to the Senate’s consideration of those
bills.
The committee examines
matters affecting the staffing and administration of the Department of the
Senate, including proposals to vary the staffing structure, and other matters
referred to it by the Senate. The committee makes an annual report to the
Senate on the operations of the Senate’s appropriations and staffing and
related matters (standing order 19(3)).
The committee has the
explicit capacity to scrutinise security funding and administration and to
advise the President and the Senate as appropriate. Under a resolution of the
Senate agreed to in 1987 the committee also examines proposed changes in the
structure and responsibilities of the parliamentary departments.
The committee is chaired by
the President and includes the Senate Leaders of the Government and the
Opposition as ex officio members.
Secretary
Neil Bessell
Senate Table Office
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