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SenateThursday 17 September 2026

COMMITTEES

Senator GREEN (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Tourism, Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia) (16:29): by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Economics Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Intergenerational Housing Inequity — Select Committee — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee — Appointed— Substitute member: Senator Steele-John to replace Senator Shoebridge for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Participating members: Senators Bleyer and Shoebridge Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee — Appointed—Senator Bleyer Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee — Appointed— Senator Bleyer Substitute members— Senator Hodgins-May to replace Senator Bleyer for the committee's inquiry into the Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program Senator Steele-John to replace Senator Bleyer for the committee's inquiry into rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding Participating member: Senator Bleyer Trade and Investment Growth — Joint Standing Committee — Appointed—Senator Hanson-Young Treaties — Joint Standing Committee — Appointed—Senator Hanson-Young Women's Health — Select Committee — Appointed—Participating member: Senator Bleyer Question agreed to.

SourceSenate, Thursday 17 September 2026 — official recordTA-260917-senate-e585251e5c38:s089