Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint)


Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint)

1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011

Appointment

Pursuant to Resolution of the House of Representatives of 29 September 2010 and agreed to by the Senate on 30 September 2010.

Current Members

Senator M Forshaw (Chair), Mrs J Gash MP (Deputy Chair), and Senator M Bishop, Senator the Hon A Ferguson, Senator M Furner, Senator S Hanson-Young, Senator the Hon D Johnston, Senator S Ludlam, Senator the Hon I Macdonald, Senator C Moore, Senator K O'Brien, Senator M Payne, Senator R Trood, The Hon D Adams, The Hon J Bishop MP, Ms G Brodtmann MP, The Hon A Byrne MP, Mr N Champion MP, Mr M Danby MP, The Hon L Ferguson MP, The Hon J Fitzgibbon MP, Mr S Gibbons MP, The Hon A Griffin MP, Dr D Jensen MP, Mrs S Mirabella MP, The Hon J Murphy MP, Mr Ken O'Dowd MP, Ms M Parke MP, Mr S Robert MP, The Hon P Ruddock MP, Ms J Saffin MP, The Hon B Scott MP, The Hon Dr S Stone MP and Ms M Vamvakinou MP

Former Members

Senator the Hon J Faulkner
Mr S Georganas MP

Secretary  

Phone

Dr Margot Kerley

(02) 6277 4629

Current inquiries

1 January 2011–30 June 2011

  • Human Rights Sub-Committee's Review of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2009–10
  • Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea
  • Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee's Review of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2009–10
  • Review of the Defence Annual Report 2009–10
  • Inquiry into Australia's Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

Reports presented

1 January 2011–30 June 2011

  • Inquiry into Australia's Relationship with the Countries of Africa

Government Responses

1 January 2011–30 June 2011

  • Review of the Defence annual report 2008–09 (presented on 28 June 2011)
  • Partial response to Minority Report

Meetings

1 January 2011–30 June 2011

Private:

28

Public:

5

Inspections:

1

Briefings:

23

Total:

57

Secretaries of Sub-Committees

Dr John Carter (Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4306

Mr Tas Lutterell/Mr Paul Zinkel (Trade Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4547

Mr Robert Little (Defence Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4629

Mr Paul Zinkel (Human Rights Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4628

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