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Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office

Community Affairs

	Matters Current as at 1 July	Matters Refered during period (Including estimates and annual reports)	Reports tabled that discharge a reference	Current Inquiries as at 31 December
Legislation	0	6	5	1
References	1	1 +(1##)	0	2
Total	1	7	5	3

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Legislation	8	37:25	2	22:55	12	4:45	0	0:00	22	65:05
References	3	13:40	0	0:00	5	1:43	0	0:00	8	15:23
Total	11	51:05	2	22:55	17	6:28	0	0:00	30	80:28

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Legislation	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
References	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	27	2	1	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
Legislation	7	166	105	0	267	442	0	229	1366	0
References	1	0	0	33	0	0	207	74	1115	3
Total	8	166	105	33	267	442	207	303	2481	3

##Response to petitions

Community Affairs Legislation

1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005

Method of appointment

Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP) (elected Chair-1.7.05)	18.11.04
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP) (elected Deputy Chair-1.7.05)	1.12.04
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	1.7.05
Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Steve Fielding ( Vic, FFP)	10.8.05
Senator Helen Polley (Tas, ALP)	1.7.05

Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Lyn Allison ( Vic, AD)	18.11.04
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)	1.7.05
Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon Ron Boswell (Qld, NATS)	18.11.04
Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)	22.6.05
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	29.11.04
Senator Kim Carr ( Vic, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	9.12.05
Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)	10.8.05
Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)	5.10.05
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	29.11.04
Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)	1.7.05
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Julian McGauran ( Vic, NATS)	18.11.04
Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)	6.9.05
Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)	9.12.05
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	18.11.04
Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Robert Ray ( Vic, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)	8.9.05
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	6.9.05
Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	9.12.05
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)	9.12.05
Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)	1.7.05

Former members	Term of appointment
Senator Gavin Marshall ( Vic, ALP)	18.11.04-1.12.04
Senator Susan Knowles (WA, LP) (Chair-18.11.04-30.6.05)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Brian Greig (WA, AD) (Deputy Chair-18.11.04-30.6.05)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Kay Denman (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05

Former substitute members	Term of appointment
Senator Mitchell Fifield ( Vic, LP)*	23.11.05-28.11.05

*replaced Senator Barnett for inquiry into the provisions of the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation
Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and a related bill on 23 November 2005

Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04-1.12.04
Senator John Tierney (NSW, LP)	18.11.04-14.4.05
Senator Geoffrey Buckland (SA, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Jacinta Collins ( Vic, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Brian Harradine (Tas, Ind)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Sue Mackay (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04-29.7.05

Current inquiry

As at 1 July 2005

Current inquiry

As at 31 December 2005

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 (referred 8 December 2005)

New references

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Provisions of the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 (referred 10 August 2005 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
Provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005 (referred 7 September 2005 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
Provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (referred 5 October 2005 - through the Selection of Bills Committee)
Provisions of the National Health Amendment (Budget Measures – Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005 (referred 5 October 2005 - through the Selection of Bills Committee)
Provisions of the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005 (referred 9 November 2005)
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 (referred 8 December 2005)

Public hearings

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Provisions of the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 – 18 August 2005, Canberra
Provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005 – 13 October 2005, Canberra
Provisions of the National Health Amendment (Budget Measures – Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005 – 13 October 2005, Canberra
2005-06 Supplementary Budget Estimates – 2 and 3 November 2005, Canberra
Provisions of the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005 – 17 November 2005, Albury; 21, 22 & 23 November 2005, Canberra
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 – 15 December 2005, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Provisions of the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 (tabled 5 September 2005)
Provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2005 (tabled 7 November 2005)
Provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 (tabled 7 November 2005)
Provisions of the National Health Amendment (Budget Measures – Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005 (tabled 7 November 2005)
Provisions of the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 and the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005 (tabled 28 November 2005)

Government responses tabled

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Estimates

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

Community Affairs References

1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005

Method of appointment

Pursuant to Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP) (elected Chair-1.7.05)	18.11.04
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP) (elected Deputy Chair-1.7.05)	18.11.04
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	1.7.05
Senator Lyn Allison ( Vic, AD)	1.7.05
Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)	15.9.05
Senator Helen Polley (Tas, ALP)	1.7.05

Substitute members	Date of appointment
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)*	11.10.05
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)**	13.10.05

*replace Senator Carol Brown for inquiry into petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities
**replace Senator Allison for inquiry into petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities

Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)	1.7.05
Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)	22.6.05
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	29.11.04
Senator Kim Carr ( Vic, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Steve Fielding ( Vic, FFP)	10.8.05
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)	10.8.05
Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)	5.10.05
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	1.7.05
Senator Julian McGauran ( Vic, NATS)	18.11.04
Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)	6.9.05
Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)	18.11.05
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	18.11.04
Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)	8.9.05
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	6.9.05
Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	9.12.05
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)	9.12.05
Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)	18.11.04
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	18.11.04
Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)	1.7.05

Former members	Term of appointment
Senator Gavin Marshall ( Vic, ALP) (Chair- 18.11.04-30.6.05)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Susan Knowles (WA, LP) (Deputy Chair- 18.11.04-30.6.05)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Meg Lees (SA, APA)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)	1.7.05-15.9.05

Former substitute members	Term of appointment
Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)*	7.12.04-17.3.05
Senator Lyn Allison ( Vic, AD)**	7.12.04-23.6.05
Senator the Hon Peter Cook (WA, ALP)***	10.2.05-23.6.05

*replaced Senator Lees for inquiry into children in institutional care
**replaced Senator Lees for inquiry into Aged Care
***replaced Senator Hutchins for inquiry into the delivery of services and treatment options for persons with cancer

Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator John Tierney (NSW, LP)	18.11.04-14.4.05
Senator Lyn Allison ( Vic, AD)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Kay Denman (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Brian Greig (WA, AD)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Brian Harradine (Tas, Ind)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Meg Lees (SA, APA)	7.12.04-30.6.05
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)	18.11.04-30.6.05
Senator Sue Mackay (Tas, ALP)	18.11.04-29.7.05

Current inquiry

As at 1 July 2005

Workplace exposure to toxic dust (referred 22 June 2005)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2005

Workplace exposure to toxic dust (referred 22 June 2005)
Petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities (referred 5 October 2005)

New references

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities (referred 5 October 2005)

Response to petitions

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Management and prevention of gynaecological cancers and sexually transmitted infections (referred 7 December 2005)

Public hearings

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Workplace exposure to toxic dust – 29 September 2005, Melbourne; 30 September 2005, Sydney; 10 November 2005, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Government responses tabled

1 July 2005 – 31 December 2005

Nursing: The patient profession: Time for action (tabled 10 November 2005; report tabled 26 June 2002)
Forgotten Australians: A report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children – First Report (tabled 10 November 2005; report tabled 30 August 2004)
Protecting vulnerable children: A national challenge: Inquiry into Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home care as children – Second Report (tabled 10 November 2005; report tabled 17 March 2005)

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