COMMITTEES

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (16:54): by leave—I move: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs — Joint Standing Committee — Appointed—Senator Thorpe Community Affairs References Committee — Discharged—Senator Blyth Appointed— Senator Askew Participating member: Senator Blyth Economics References Committee — Appointed— Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiry into funding and resourcing for the CSIRO Participating member: Senator McKim Question agreed to.