Estimates Committee A / Senate Committees

Chairs

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

4.3478260869565

8.695652173913

13.04347826087

17.391304347826

21.739130434783

26.086956521739

30.434782608696

34.782608695652

39.130434782609

43.478260869565

47.826086956522

52.173913043478

56.521739130435

60.869565217391

65.217391304348

69.565217391304

73.913043478261

78.260869565217

82.608695652174

86.95652173913

91.304347826087

95.652173913043

100

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 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

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

Date tabled	Title	Read report
28 Oct 1970	Report and Minutes of Proceedings Parliamentary paper number 251/1970
29 Apr 1971	Report and Minutes of Proceedings Parliamentary paper number 69/1971
23 Nov 1971	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 220/1971
11 May 1972	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 36/1972
24 Oct 1972	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 221/1972
30 May 1973	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 95/1973
15 Nov 1973	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 288/1973
12 Nov 1974	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 194/1974
22 Apr 1975	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 40/1975
14 Oct 1975	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 216/1975
25 May 1976	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 125/1976
21 Oct 1976	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 304/1976
24 May 1977	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 84/1977
13 Oct 1977	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 221/1977
11 May 1978	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 19/1978
7 Nov 1978	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 301/1978
10 May 1979	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 74/1979
10 Oct 1979	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 221/1979
29 Apr 1980	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 86/1980
11 Sep 1980	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 231/1980
12 May 1981	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 97/1981
15 Oct 1981	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 263/1981
4 May 1982	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 92/1982
16 Sep 1982	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 320/1982
19 May 1983	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 46/1983
6 Oct 1983	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 114/1983
31 May 1984	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 154/1984
9 Oct 1984	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 318/1984
10 May 1985	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 510/1985
11 Oct 1985	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 509/1985
2 May 1986	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 178/1986
17 Oct 1986	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 444/1986
7 May 1987	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 164/1987
5 Nov 1987	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 216/1987
29 Apr 1988	Report Parliamentary paper number 399/1988
3 Nov 1988	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 400/1988
4 May 1989	Report Parliamentary paper number 475/1989
21 Nov 1989	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 476/1989
21 May 1990	Report to the Senate Parliamentary 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)].
7 Nov 1990	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 447/1990
8 May 1991	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 472/1991
16 Oct 1991	Report to the Senate Parliamentary 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].
29 Apr 1992	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 244/1992
4 Nov 1992	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 539/1992
20 May 1993	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 87/1993
7 Oct 1993	Report to the Senate (Corrigendum tabled 20 October 1993) Parliamentary paper number 456/1993
3 Mar 1994	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 315/1994
2 Jun 1994	Report to the Senate Parliamentary paper number 469/1994
30 Jun 1994	Report on Supplementary Meeting Parliamentary paper number 469/1994