Appendix 1

Appendix 1

Budget Estimates programs

The Senate

BUSINESS OF COMMITTEES

This document is issued as a guide to Senators

Business listed is subject to change

It should be noted that times allocated for the consideration of outcomes, items and agencies within portfolios are indicative only.

Senators, staff and departments should liaise with secretariats on the progress of portfolios during the estimates process.

Public Hearings:     BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 2015-16

                                    Monday, 25 May to Thursday, 28 May 2015

                                    Committee Room 2S3

                                    Parliament House

                                    Canberra ACT

                                    To be televised on Channel 111/Radio 91.1

                                    http://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament

AGENDA

MONDAY, 25 May 2015

Time                    Environment Portfolio

9.00 am

General questions of the Department

 

Morning Tea: 10.30 am to 10.45 am

10.45 am

Bureau of Meteorology

11.45 am

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

 

Lunch: 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm

2.00 pm

Director of National Parks

2.30 pm

Clean Energy Regulator

 

Afternoon Tea: 4.10 pm to 4.25 pm

4.25 pm

Program 3.1: Antarctica: Science, Policy and Presence

5.25 pm

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

 

Dinner: 6.40 pm to 7.40 pm

7.40 pm

Program 4.1: Water Reform

 

Tea Break 9.00 pm to 9.15 pm

9.15

Program 4.1: Water Reform (continued)

9.40 pm

Program 2.1: Reducing Australia's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

11.00 pm

Adjournment

TUESDAY, 26 May 2015

Time                    Environment Portfolio

9.00 am

Office of the Supervising Scientist

9.45 am

Program 1.2: Environment Information and Research

 

Morning Tea: 10.30 am to 10.45 am

10.45 am

Program 1.5: Environmental Regulation

 

Lunch: 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm

1.45 pm

Program 1.4: Conservation of Australia's Heritage and the Environment

3.15 pm

Climate Change Authority

 

Afternoon Tea: 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm

4.30 pm

Program 4.2: Commonwealth Environmental Water Office

5.30 pm

Program 1.6: Management of Hazardous Wastes, Substances and Pollutants

 

Dinner 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Program 1.3: Carbon Pollution Reduction – Land Sector Initiatives

8.00 pm

Program 2.2: Adapting to Climate Change

 

Tea Break: 9.15 pm to 9.30 pm

9.30 pm

Program 1.1: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment

11.00 pm

Adjournment

WEDNESDAY, 27 May 2015

Time                    Communications Portfolio

9.00 am

General questions of the Department

 

Break: 10.45 am to 11.00 am

11.00 am

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

 

Lunch: 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm

2.00 pm

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (continued)

3.15 pm

Special Broadcasting Service

 

Afternoon Tea: 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm

4.30 pm

Special Broadcasting Service (continued)

 

Dinner 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Australia Post

Tea Break: 9.00 pm to 9.15 pm

9.15 pm

Australia Post (continued)

11.00 pm

Adjournment

THURSDAY, 28 May 2015

Time                    Communications Portfolio

 

Department of Communications

9.00 am

Australian Communications and Media Authority

 

Morning Tea: 10.30 am to 10.45 am

10.45 am

Program 1.1: Digital Technologies and Communications Services

 

Lunch: 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm

1.30 pm

Program 1.1: Digital Technologies and Communications Services (continued)

2.15 pm

NBN Co

 

Afternoon Tea: 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm

4.30 pm

NBN Co (continued)

 

Dinner 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm

7.30 pm

NBN Co (continued)

Tea Break: 9.00 pm to 9.15 pm

9.15 pm

NBN Co (continued)

11.00 pm

Adjournment

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