APPENDIX D

PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND DEPUTY CHAIRS 1971-1996

To the beginning of the 38th Parliament, there were seven chairs of the Committee of Privileges, namely Senators Drake-Brockman, Button, Jessop, Childs, Giles, Reynolds and Teague. Until 10 October 1994, the chair was required, by Standing Orders, to be a member nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Changes to Standing Orders which took effect on that date require that certain committees, including the Privileges Committee, be chaired by a member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. The longest-serving chair to date has been Senator Patricia Giles, who held the office for five years and three months.

Chairs' terms of service

Note: The chairmanship record, while complete, shows lengthy gaps between chairs at times. While the committee was generally re-established promptly in each new Parliament, it did not meet and elect a chair until it received a reference. Where the same person was re-elected chair in successive Parliaments, the period of service is shown as continuous.

Drake-Brockman, Thomas Charles WA CP 4/5/71-26/2/73

Button, John Norman VIC ALP 22/7/75-11/11/75

Drake-Brockman, Thomas Charles WA CP 10/4/78-30/6/78

Jessop, Donald Scott SA Lib 28/9/78-4/2/83

Childs, Bruce Kenneth NSW ALP 15/6/84-5/6/87

Giles, Patricia Jessie WA ALP 18/3/88-30/6/93

Reynolds, Margaret QLD ALP 1/7/93-9/10/94

Teague, Baden Chapman SA Lib 13/10/94-29/4/96

Deputy chairs' terms of service

Deputy chairs of the committee have been elected only recently. Their terms of service are as follows:

Lewis, Austin William Russell VIC Lib 9/5/91-19/8/92

Teague, Baden Chapman SA Lib 20/8/92-9/10/94

Reynolds, Margaret QLD ALP 13/10/94-29/4/96