Current members

Date of appointment

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)
(elected Chair on 22.03.07)

11.09.06

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair on 12.09.06)

11.09.06

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

10.09.07

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)

11.09.06

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

11.09.06

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)

11.09.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

20.06.07

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

11.09.06

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

20.06.07

Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)

11.09.06

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

21.06.07

Senator Kim Carr (VIC, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Stephen Conroy (VIC, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

11.09.06

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

17.08.07

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

20.06.07

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

11.09.06

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

08.02.07

Senator Joseph Ludwig (QLD, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

09.05.07

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

11.09.06

Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)

08.02.07

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

11.09.06

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

11.09.06

Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

11.09.06

Senator the Hon Nick Sherry (TAS, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

11.09.06

Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

11.09.06

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

17.08.07

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

11.09.06

Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)

08.02.07

Former members

Term of appointment

Senator Brett Mason (QLD, LP) (Chair)

11.09.06–23.03.07

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

23.03.07–09.05.07

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

09.05.07–20.06.07

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

20.06.07–10.09.07

Former substitute members

Term of appointment

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)[1]

19.10.06–30.10.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)[2]

17.10.06–22.12.06

Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)[3]

08.02.07–20.03.07

Senator the Hon Nick Sherry (TAS, ALP)[4]

21.06.07–27.07.07

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)[5]

17.08.07–07.09.07

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)[6]

17.08.07–07.09.07

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

11.09.06–23.03.07

Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

11.09.06–14.08.07

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)

11.09.06–02.04.07