Senator FIFIELD (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Social Services) (18:07): by leave—I move: That senators be appointed to committees as follows: Appropriations and Staffing—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Fifield, McKenzie and Parry Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings—Joint Statutory Committee— Appointed—Senator Parry Community Affairs Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Boyce, Seselja and Smith Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Sinodinos and Williams Community Affairs References Committee— Appointed—Senators Boyce and Smith Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Williams Economics Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi, Bushby and Williams Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Smith Economics References Committee— Appointed—Senators Bushby and Williams Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Brandis, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Smith Education and Employment Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Back, McKenzie and Smith Participating members: Senators Abetz, Bernardi, Birmingham. Boyce, Boswell, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Williams Education and Employment References Committee— Appointed—Senators Back and McKenzie Participating members: Senators Abetz, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boyce, Boswell, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Environment and Communications Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Fawcett, Ruston and Williams Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Smith Environment and Communications References Committee— Appointed—Senators Ruston and Williams Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Smith Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi, McKenzie and Smith Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Williams Finance and Public Administration References Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi and Smith Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, Mason, McKenzie, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos and Williams Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Edwards, Eggleston and Fawcett Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, McKenzie, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee— Appointed—Senators Eggleston and Fawcett Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, Madigan, McKenzie, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams House—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Bushby and Kroger Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee— Appointed—Senators Boyce and Smith Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee— Appointed—Senators Eggleston, Fawcett and Parry Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Boyce, Macdonald and Seselja Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, McKenzie, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee— Appointed—Senators Macdonald and Seselja Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Heffernan, Johnston, Kroger, McKenzie, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Library—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Boswell, Seselja and Williams Privileges—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Macdonald, McKenzie, Ruston and Smith Procedure—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Bushby, Fifield and Kroger Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi, Ruston and Smith Public Works—Joint Statutory Committee— Appointed—Senator Ruston Publications—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Back, Bernardi, Bushby and McKenzie Regulations and Ordinances—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Boswell, Edwards and Seselja Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee— Appointed—Senators Boswell, Edwards and Heffernan Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Kroger, Macdonald, McKenzie, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee— Appointed—Senators Heffernan and Macdonald Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Bernardi, Birmingham, Boswell, Boyce, Brandis, Bushby, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Edwards, Eggleston, Fawcett, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Johnston, Kroger, McKenzie, Madigan, Mason, Nash, Parry, Payne, Ronaldson, Ruston, Ryan, Scullion, Seselja, Sinodinos, Smith and Williams Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi, Macdonald and Ruston Senators' Interests—Standing Committee— Appointed—Senators Bernardi, Bushby and Ruston. Question agreed to.