Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint)


Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint)

1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009

Appointment

Pursuant to Resolution of the House of Representatives of 13 February 2008 and agreed to by the Senate on 14 February 2008.

Current Members

Senator M Forshaw (Chair), The Hon D Hawker MP (Deputy Chair), and Senator M Bishop, Senator the Hon A Ferguson, Senator M Fifield, Senator M Furner, Senator S Hanson-Young, Senator the Hon D Johnston, Senator S Ludlam, Senator C Moore, Senator K O'Brien, Senator M Payne and Senator R Trood and The Hon B Baldwin MP, The Hon A Bevis MP, The Hon J Bishop MP, Mr M Danby MP, Ms A Ellis MP, The Hon J Fitzgibbon MP, Mr S Gibbons MP, Ms S Grierson MP, Mr D Hale MP, The Hon I Macfarlane MP, Mrs L Markus MP, The Hon J Murphy MP, Mr R Oakeshott MP, Ms M Parke MP, Ms K Rea MP, Mr B Ripoll MP, Mr S Robert MP, The Hon P Ruddock MP, Ms J Saffin MP, The Hon B Scott MP and Ms M Vamvakinou MP

Former members

Mr K Thomson MP, Ms S Mirabella MP, Senator the Hon M Arbib

Secretary

Phone

Dr Margot Kerley

(02) 6277 4629

Current inquiries

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

  • Australia's relationship with the countries of Africa
  • Inquiry into Human Rights Mechanisms and the Asia-Pacific
  • Inquiry into Australia's relationship with India as an emerging world power
    Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America

Reports presented

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

  • Australia's relationship with India as an emerging world power (presented out of session on 7 July 2009; tabled 11 August 2009)
  • Review of the Defence annual report 2007–08 (tabled 29 October 2009)

Government Responses

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

  • Nil

Meetings

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

Private:

37

Public:

  4

Inspections/Briefings:

  0

Total:

41

Secretaries of Sub-Committees

Dr John Carter (Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4306

Mr Tas Lutterell (Trade Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4547

Dr Margot Kerley (Defence Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4629

Ms Samantha Mannette (Human Rights Sub-Committee)

(02) 6277 4628

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