Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade


Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

1 July 2007 - 31 December 2007

Matters Current as at 1 July 2007
Matters Referred during period
Reports tabled that discharge a reference
Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2007
Standing Committee 3 2 3+(2*,1^^) 2

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Standing Committee 8 34:36 0 0:00 11 2:24 0 0:00 19 37:00

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Standing Committee 15 3 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
Standing Committee 2 0 5 78 0 36 445 7 41 0

*2 Reports that did not discharge a reference

^^Third Progress Report that did not discharge a reference

 

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Standing)

1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members Date of appointment

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)
      (appointed Chair on 21.3.07)

11.9.06

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)
      (appointed Deputy Chair on 12.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

17.8.07

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

28.2.07

Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

23.3.07

Senator Russell Trood (Qld, LP)

11.9.06


Participating members Date of appointment

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Lyn Allison (Vic, AD)

11.10.06

Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

20.6.07

Senator the Hon Ron Boswell (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Sue Boyce (Qld, LP)

20.6.07

Senator the Hon George Brandis (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA. LP)

20.6.07

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 Steve Fielding (Vic, FFP)

11.9.06

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Mitch Fifield (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

20.6.07

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (Vic, LP)

8.2.07

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

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 Brett Mason (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)

23.3.07

Senator Helen Polley (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Robert Ray (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

11.9.06

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)

11.9.06

Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

11.9.06


Former members Term of appointment

Senator David Johnston (WA, LP)       (Chair)

11.9.06-23.3.07

Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

11.9.06-14.8.07


Former participating members Term of appointment

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06-28.2.07

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)

11.9.06-2.4.07

Inquiries

As at 1 July 2007

  • Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (resolved 22 June 2006 through the Committee)
  • Australia's public diplomacy (referred 7 November 2006)
  • Australia's involvement in international peacekeeping operations (referred 8 November 2006)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2007

  • Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (resolved 22 June 2006 through the Committee)
  • Australia's involvement in international peacekeeping operations (referred 8 November 2006)

New references

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

  • Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 16 August 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

  • Australia's involvement in international peacekeeping operations  - 24 & 25 July 2007, Canberra; 20 August 2007, Sydney; 21 August 2007, Melbourne; 5, 6 & 13 September 2007, Canberra
  • Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 5 September 2007, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

  • Australia's public diplomacy: building our image (tabled 16 August 2007)
  • Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] – Interim Report (presented out of session on 5 September 2007, tabled 10 September 2007)
  • Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] – Final Report (tabled 10 September 2007)
  • Reforms to Australia's Military Justice System – Third progress report (tabled 10 September 2007)
  • Annual Report (No. 2 of 2007) (tabled 12 September 2007)
  • Changing nature of Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations – Interim Report (presented out of session on 19 October 2007; to be tabled in the 42nd Parliament)

Government responses

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

  • Nil

Estimates

2007-08 Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings were not held in November 2007.

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