Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade


Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Standing)

1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)
(elected Chair on 14.02.08)

12.02.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)
(elected Deputy Chair on 14.02.08)

12.02.08

Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

16.10.08

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

12.02.08

Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)

04.09.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

12.02.08

 

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

14.05.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

13.02.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, AG)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

12.02.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

12.02.08

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

12.02.08

Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)

01.07.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)

01.07.08

 

Former members

Term of appointment

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

12.02.08–16.10.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

12.02.08–30.06.08

 

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Lyn Allison (VIC, AD)

13.02.08–30.06.08

Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)

13.02.08–30.06.08

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08–26.08.08

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

12.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)

01.07.08–04.09.08

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

14.02.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08–05.05.08

Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)

13.02.08–30.06.08

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

12.02.08–30.06.08

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

12.03.08–30.06.08

 

Inquiries

As at 1 July 2008

  • Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (readopted 14 February 2008)
  • Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations (re-referred 14 February 2008)
  • Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific (referred 24 June 2008)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2008

  • Review of reforms to Australia's military justice system (readopted 14 February 2008)
  • Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific (referred 24 June 2008)
  • Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (referred 4 December 2008—through the Selection of Bills Committee)

New references

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (referred 4 December 2008—through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • 2008–09 Supplementary Budget Estimates—22 & 23 October 2008, Canberra
  • Economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific—20 & 21 November 2008, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations—Interim Report (presented out of session 31 July 2008, tabled 26 August 2008)
  • Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations—Final Report (presented out of session 1 August 2008; tabled 26 August 2008)
  • Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2008) (tabled 17 September 2008)
  • Reforms to Australia's military justice system: Fourth progress report (tabled 24 September 2008)

Government responses

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • The removal, search for and discovery of Ms Vivian Solon—Final Report (tabled 27 November 2008; report tabled 8 December 2005)

Estimates

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

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