Finance and Public Administration


Finance and Public Administration

12 February 2008 - 30 June 2008

Matters current as at 12 February 2008
Matters re-referred
and/or referred
during period*
Reports tabled that discharge a reference
Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2008
Standing Committee 0 5 4 1

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Standing Committee 3 7:00 7 83:37 17 2:25 0 0:00 27 93:02

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Standing
Committee		 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Witnesses
Hansard Pages
Televised hearings
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
No. of submissions
No. of Pages
Government Responses
Standing Committee 10 215 18 11 482 47 52 14 70 0

* includes referral of Annual Reports (1) and Estimates (2)

 

Finance and Public Administration (Standing)

42nd Parliament (12 February 2008 to 30 June 2008)

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)
(elected Chair on 13.02.08)

12.02.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)
(elected Deputy Chair on 13.02.08)

12.02.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

12.02.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

14.05.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

12.02.08

Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)

13.02.08

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

12.02.08
   

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)

13.02.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

13.02.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

14.02.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

12.02.08

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08
   

Former members

Term of appointment

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

12.02.08–14.05.08
   

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08–05.05.08

Inquiries from the end of the 41st Parliament

  • Nil

Current inquiry

As at 30 June 2008

  • Inquiry into the Lobbying Code of Conduct issued by the Government (referred 14 May 2008)

New references

12 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • Inquiry into the Lobbying Code of Conduct issued by the Government (referred 14 May 2008)
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (referred 18 June 2008—through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

12 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • 2007–08 Additional Estimates—18, 19 & 22 February 2008, Canberra
  • 2008–09 Budget Estimates—26, 27, 28 & 29 May 2008, Canberra
  • Lobbying Code of Conduct—16 June 2008, Canberra; 23 June 2008, Canberra
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill
    2008—20 June 2008, Canberra

Reports tabled

12 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • Additional Estimates 2007-08 (tabled 18 March 2008)
  • Annual Report (No. 1 of 2008) (tabled 20 March 2008)
  • Budget Estimates 2008–09 (tabled 24 June 2008)
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (tabled 24 June 2008)

Government responses

12 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • Nil

Estimates

A statistical summary of this Committee's work when considering Estimates appears in Part Six.

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