Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office


Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office

Introduction

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office provided staffing and resources for the following committees:

  • Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees;
  • Specific Joint Statutory Committees; and
  • Senate Select Committees and three Joint Select Committees

Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees

The Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees and the relevant portfolio/subject areas allocated to them are as follows:

Community Affairs

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  • Health and Ageing
  • Human Services

Economics

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Industry, Innovation, Science, Research
    and Tertiary Education (not including Climate Change)
  • Resources, Energy and Tourism
  • Treasury

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Environment and Communications

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Finance and Public Administration

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Finance and Deregulation
  • Parliament
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Defence (including Veterans' Affairs)
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Attorney-General
  • Immigration and Citizenship

Rural & Regional Affairs and Transport

  • Legislation
  • References
  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  • Infrastructure and Transport
  • Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

Joint Statutory Committees

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office also administered three Joint Statutory Committees comprising members of the House of Representatives and Senators. These are:

  • Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
  • Corporations and Financial Services, and
  • Law Enforcement

Senate Select Committees

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office provided staffing and resources for the following Senate Select Committees:

  • Cyber Safety (appointed 27 June 2013)

Joint Select Committees

During the reporting period, the Senate Committee Office provided staffing and resources for the following Joint Select Committees:

  • Gambling Reform (appointed 30 September 2010)
  • Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (appointed 28 November 2012)
  • DisabilityCare Australia (appointed 17 June 2013)

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