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Chairs

Magnus Cameron Cormack

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Reginald Greive Withers

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James Robert McClelland

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Cyril Graham Primmer

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John Peter Sim

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Kathryn Jean Martin Sullivan

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Harold William Young

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Peter Elliot Rae

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Robert Francis Ray

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Graham Frederick Richardson

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Peter Francis Salmon Cook

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Bruce Kenneth Childs

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Bryant Robert Burns

qldALP –

Bruce Kenneth Childs

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Scope

Estimates committees examined government annual and additional expenditure proposals (estimates) and the operations and activities of government departments. The portfolios covered by each estimates committee changed frequently. From 10 October 1994, the estimates committees were restructured into legislation committees in eight subject areas.

Sequence

Estimates Committee A
1970
1994
Estimates Committee A in public session, 17 September 1970. L-R: Senators Alister McMullin [President of the Senate], George Georges, Douglas McClelland, Kenneth Anderson, Magnus Cormack [Chair], Lionel Murphy, Vincent Gair, John Sim and Harold Young.

Estimates Committee A in public session, 17 September 1970. L-R: Senators Alister McMullin [President of the Senate], George Georges, Douglas McClelland, Kenneth Anderson, Magnus Cormack [Chair], Lionel Murphy, Vincent Gair, John Sim and Harold Young.

Estimates Committee A supplementary budget estimates hearing, 11 October 1991. Seated L-R: Senator Bruce Childs [Chair], Peter Hamburger [Secretary], Senators John Watson and Bronwyn Bishop.

Estimates Committee A supplementary budget estimates hearing, 11 October 1991. Seated L-R: Senator Bruce Childs [Chair], Peter Hamburger [Secretary], Senators John Watson and Bronwyn Bishop.

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Harold Young, committee member 1970-71, Interview with Ken Taylor on the establishment of Estimates committee A, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/97, session 4, 00:34:47-00:36:20.

Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218128272/listen.

Reports

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Report and Minutes of ProceedingsParliamentary paper number 251/1970
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Report and Minutes of ProceedingsParliamentary paper number 69/1971
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 220/1971
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 36/1972
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 221/1972
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 95/1973
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 288/1973
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 194/1974
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 40/1975
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 216/1975
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 125/1976
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 304/1976
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 84/1977
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 221/1977
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 19/1978
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 301/1978
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 74/1979
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 221/1979
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 86/1980
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 231/1980
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 97/1981
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 263/1981
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 92/1982
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 320/1982
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 46/1983
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 114/1983
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 154/1984
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 318/1984
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 510/1985
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 509/1985
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 178/1986
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 444/1986
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 164/1987
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 216/1987
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ReportParliamentary paper number 399/1988
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 400/1988
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ReportParliamentary paper number 475/1989
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 476/1989
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 437/1990

Estimates Committee A questioning staff of the Department of the Senate, 14 May 1990. Seated on left, closest to farthest: Senators Bronwyn Bishop and Brian Archer, Peter Keele [Secretary], Senators Bruce Childs [Chair] and Bryant Burns. Seated at witness table L-R: Witnesses Peter O'Keefe [Clerk Assistant (Committees)], Cleaver Elliott [Clerk Assistant (Procedure)], Harry Evans [Clerk of the Senate], Senator Kerry Sibraa [President of the Senate] and John Vander Wyk [Clerk Assistant (Management)].

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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 447/1990
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 472/1991
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 474/1991

Estimates Committee A members Senators John Watson and Bronwyn Bishop examining estimates documents, supplementary budget estimates hearing, 11 October 1991.

Senator the Hon Bob McMullan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, appearing with officers from the Australian Taxation Office at supplementary budget estimates hearing, 11 October 1991. Seated L-R: Witnesses Michael Carmody [Second Commissioner of Taxation], Senator Bob McMullan [Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer] and Vince Mitchell [First Assistant Commissioner, Taxpayer Audit].

Senator the Hon Bob McMullan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, appearing with officers from the Australian Taxation Office before Estimates Committee A, 11 October 1991. Seated L-R: Witnesses Richard Highfield [First Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Collection], Michael Carmody [Second Commissioner of Taxation], Senator Bob McMullan [Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer], Vince Mitchell [First Assistant Commissioner, Taxpayer Audit] and Jim Killaly [Acting Chief Tax Counsel].

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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 244/1992
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 539/1992
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 87/1993
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Report to the Senate (Corrigendum tabled 20 October 1993)Parliamentary paper number 456/1993
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 315/1994
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Report to the SenateParliamentary paper number 469/1994
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Report on Supplementary MeetingParliamentary paper number 469/1994
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