COMMITTEES

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (15:05): by leave—I move: Defence — Joint Statutory Committee — Appointed—Senators O'Neill, Paterson, Sharma and Whiteaker, pursuant to the Defence Act 1903 Education and Employment References Committee — Appointed— Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator Faruqi for the committee's inquiry into wage theft Participating member: Senator Faruqi Taxation of Gas Resources — Select Committee — Appointed— Senators Darmanin, Ghosh, Hodgins-May, McDonald, David Pocock and Dean Smith Participating members: Senators Allman-Payne, Ananda-Rajah, Antic, Askew, Blyth, Bragg, Brockman, Brown, Cadell, Canavan, Cash, Chandler, Ciccone, Colbeck, Collins, Cox, Dolega, Dowling, Duniam, Faruqi, Grogan, Hanson-Young, Henderson, Hume, Kovacic, Liddle, McGrath, McKenzie, McKim, McLachlan, Mulholland, Nampijinpa Price, O'Neill, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Payman, Barbara Pocock, Polley, Ruston, Scarr, Sharma, Sheldon, Shoebridge, Marielle Smith, Steele-John, Sterle, Stewart, Walker, Waters, Whish-Wilson and Whiteaker Question agreed to.