Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

1 January 2009 - 13 May 2009

	Matters Current as at 1 January 2009	Matters Referred during period *	Reports tabled that discharge a reference	Current Inquiries as at 13 May 2009
Standing Committee	3	2	3	2

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Standing Committee	4	18:31	2	17:20	7	1:07	0	0:00	13	36:58

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Standing Committee	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	2

		Witnesses			Hansard Pages
	Televised hearings	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	No. of submissions	No. of Pages	Government Responses
Standing Committee	2	109	0	20	208	0	260	2	63	1

* includes referral of: annual reports x 1; estimates x 1

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Standing)

1 January 2009 to 13 May 2009

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP) (elected Chair on 14.02.08)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP) (elected Deputy Chair on 14.02.08)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)	16.10.08–13.05.09
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)	16.03.09–13.05.09
Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)	04.09.08–13.05.09
Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)	12.02.08–13.05.09


Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)	12.03.09–13.05.09
Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)	14.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)	14.05.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)	13.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, AG)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)	14.02.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	14.02.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–13.05.09
Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)	01.07.08–13.05.09
Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)	12.03.08–13.05.09
Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)	01.07.08–13.05.09


Former members	Term of appointment
Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)	12.02.08–16.10.08
Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)	12.02.08–30.06.08


Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator Lyn Allison (VIC, AD)	13.02.08–30.06.08
Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)	01.07.08–10.03.09
Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)	13.02.08–30.06.08
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	12.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)	12.02.08–30.01.09
Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)	01.07.08–26.08.08
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)	12.03.08–30.06.08
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)	01.07.08–04.09.08
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	14.02.08–30.06.08
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)	12.03.08–05.05.08
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)	13.02.08–30.06.08
Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)	12.02.08–30.06.08
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	12.03.08–30.06.08

Inquiries

As at 1 January 2009

Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (readopted 14 February 2008)
Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific (referred 24 June 2008)
Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (referred 4 December 2008—through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Current inquiries

As at 13 May 2009

Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (readopted 14 February 2008)
Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific (referred 24 June 2008)

New references

1 January 2009–13 May 2009

Public hearings

1 January 2009–13 May 2009

2008–09 Additional Estimates—25 and 26 February 2009, Canberra
Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific—12 March 2009, Canberra; 24 and 25 March 2009, Sydney; 26 March 2009, Brisbane

Reports tabled

1 January 2009–13 May 2009

Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (presented out of session 20 February 2009, tabled 10 March 2009)
Annual Report (No. 1 of 2009) (tabled 12 March 2009)
Additional Estimates 2008–09 (tabled 17 March 2009)

Government responses

1 January 2009–13 May 2009

Australia's Public Diplomacy: building our image (tabled 5 February 2009; report tabled 16 August 2007)

Estimates

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

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Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

1 January 2009 - 13 May 2009

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Standing)

1 January 2009 to 13 May 2009

Method of appointment

Current members

Date of appointment

Participating members

Date of appointment

Former members

Term of appointment

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Inquiries

Current inquiries

New references

Public hearings

Reports tabled

Government responses

Estimates