Finance and Public Administration


Finance and Public Administration

11 September 2006  -  31 December 2006

Matters Current as at 11 September 2006 Matters Referred during period Reports tabled that discharge a reference Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2006
Standing Committee 2 2 1 3

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public Hrs Public Estimates Hrs Private Hrs Insp/Other Hrs Total Meetings Total Hours
Standing Committee 5 6:10 2 23:02 6 3:00 0 0:00 13 32:12

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Standing Committee 13 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 5 104 12 16 280 77 207 14 84 1

 

Finance and Public Administration (Standing)

11 September 2006 to 31 December 2006

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members  Date of appointment

Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP)

      (appointed Chair on 12.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

      (appointed Deputy Chair on 12.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Mitch Fifield (Vic, LP) (appointed Chair on 18.10.06 for period 23.10.06 to 22.12.06)

11.9.06

Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)

11.9.06

Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Participating members Date of appointment

Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator George Brandis (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Steve Fielding (Vic, FFP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Gavin Marshall (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Robert Ray (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Nick Sherry (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Russell Trood (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Former substitute members Term of appointment

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)*

19.10.06-30.10.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)**

17.10.06-22.12.06

*replaced Senator Bernardi for consideration of the 2006-07 budget estimates on 30 October 2006, until 10.00pm
**replaced Senator Mason from 23 October to 22 December 2006

Inquiries

As at 11 September 2006

  • Second year of operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts (ordered 18 June 2003)
  • The transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure (referred 20 June 2006)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2006

  • Second year of operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts (ordered 18 June 2003)
  • The transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure (referred 20 June 2006)
  • Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

New references

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 19 October 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
  • Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Second year of operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts – 11 October 2006, Canberra; 27 November 2006, Canberra
  • The transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure – 12 October 2006, Canberra; 27 November 2006, Canberra
  • Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 [Provisions] – 3 November 2006, Canberra

Reports tabled

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 [Provisions] (tabled 27 November 2006)

Government responses

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Regional Partnerships and Sustainable Regions Programs (tabled 5 December 2006; report tabled 6 October 2005)

Estimates

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

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