Senate Chamber Seating Plan AS AT 30 August 2016 Advisers President Advisers

PARRY TAS/LP

CLERK CHAIR DEPUTY Government Whips OF COMMITTEES CLERK Opposition Whips BLACK BUSHBY FIFIELD DASTYARI URQUHART LINES ROD TAS/LP VIC/LP NSW/ALP TAS/ALP WA/ALP

FAWCETT CORMANN CONROY BILYK McALLISTER SA/LP WA/LP VIC/ALP TAS/ALP NSW/ALP

SMITH RUSTON PAYNE Ministers CARR PRATT MARSHALL WA/LP SA/LP NSW/LP BRANDIS WONG VIC/ALP WA/ALP VIC/ALP QLD/LP SA/ALP McGRATH CASH PATERSON Leader Leader K. GALLAGHER CHISHOLM WATT VIC/LP QLD/LP WA/LP ACT/ALP QLD/ALP QLD/ALP of the of the Government Opposition Shadow Ministers

REYNOLDS SESELJA BIRMINGHAM CAMERON STERLE SINGH WA/LP ACT/LP SA/LP NSW/ALP WA/ALP TAS/ALP

DUNIAM MACDONALD SINODINOS MOORE A. GALLACHER TAS/LP QLD/LP NSW/LP QLD/ALP SA/ALP

BACK ABETZ FIERRAVANTI-WELLS BROWN O’NEILL WA/LP TAS/LP NSW/LP TAS/ALP NSW/ALP

HUME BERNARDI RYAN COLLINS McCARTHY VIC/LP SA/LP VIC/LP Hansard VIC/ALP NT/ALP Reporters

O’SULLIVAN SCULLION POLLEY KETTER QLD/NAT NT/CLP TAS/ALP QLD/ALP

WILLIAMS NASH DODSON FARRELL NSW/NAT NSW/NAT WA/ALP SA/ALP

McKENZIE K-MOORE XENOPHON VIC/NAT CANAVAN LAMBIE SA/NXT QLD/NAT TAS/JLN SA/NXT GRIFF SA/NXT HANSON QLD/PHON SIEWERT WA/AG ROBERTS WHISH-WILSON QLD/PHON LEYONHJELM DI NATALE TAS/AG NSW/LDP VIC/AG BURSTON HANSON-YOUNG CULLETON NSW/PHON SA/AG WA/PHON WATERS DAY LUDLAM QLD/AG SA/FFP WA/AG RHIANNON NSW/AG

McKIM HINCH RICE TAS/AG VIC/DHJP VIC/AG

Advisers Advisers Senate Office Holders & Ministerial Representation in the Senate 45th Parliament • 1 September 2016 • The Parliament of the Commonwealth of

Senate Office Holders Senate Party Leaders President: Senator the Hon. Stephen Parry Leader of the Liberal Party: Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC Deputy President and Chair of Committees: Senator Sue Lines Leader of the Australian Labor Party: Senator the Hon. Temporary Chairs of Committees: Penelope (Penny) Wong Senators Back, Bernardi, Gallacher, Ketter, Marshall, O'Neill, O'Sullivan, Reynolds, Sterle and Whish-Wilson Leader of The Nationals: Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion Leader of the Government in the Senate: Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC Leader of the Australian Greens: Senator Di Natale Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate: Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann Leader of the Derryn Hinch's Justice Party: Senator Derryn Hinch Manager of Government Business in the Senate: Senator the Hon. Mitch Fifield Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Senator the Hon. Penelope (Penny) Wong Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy Whips Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate: Senator Sam Dastyari Chief Government: Senator David Bushby Deputy Government: Senators David Fawcett and Dean Smith Chief Opposition: Senator Anne Urquhart Ministerial Representation Deputy Opposition: Senators Catryna Bilyk and Senator McAllister Ministers Representing The Nationals: Senator John Williams Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC Prime Minister Australian Greens: Senator Rachel Siewert Attorney-General Minister for Foreign Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for Justice Derryn Hinch's Justice Party: Senator Derryn Hinch (Leader of the Government in the Senate) Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Officers of the Senate Cyber Security Clerk of the Senate Dr Rosemary Laing Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Deputy Clerk of the Senate Mr Richard Pye Minister for Regional Development Minister for Urban Infrastructure Clerk Assistant (Committees) Mr Brien Hallett Minister for Local Government and Territories Minister for Health and Aged Care Clerk Assistant (Procedure) Ms Maureen Weeks Minister for Regional Communications Clerk Assistant (Table) Mr Chris Reid (Deputy Leader of The Nationals) Usher of the Black Rod Ms Rachel Callinan Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann Treasurer Minister for Finance Minister for Revenue and Financial Services (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Minister for Small Business Senators in the Chamber Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion If the Senators of your State or Territory are not present in the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Chamber while the Senate is sitting, it is likely that they are (Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) listening to the debate in their offices or attending to their Senator the Hon. Mitchell (Mitch) Fifield Minister for Sport parliamentary work elsewhere in the building. Minister for Communications Minister for the Arts (Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Duty rosters are drawn up for seats occupied by the President, Chairman of Committees, Ministers, Shadow Ministers and Whips, Senator the Hon. Minister for Defence Industry so that at all times when the Senate is sitting there are Senators 'on Minister for Defence Minister for Veterans' Affairs duty' in these positions to ensure that the business of the Senate Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the proceeds. Centenary of ANZAC Minister for Defence Personnel Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Minister for Employment Minister for Women Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service State and Party Representation Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham Minister for the Environment and Energy in the Senate Minister for Education and Training State or AG ALP FFP LDP LP NATS/ NXT JLN DHJP PHON TOTAL Senator the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Territory Cabinet Secretary Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science CLP

Senator the Hon. Matt Canavan Deputy Prime Minister ACT .. 1 .. .. 1 ...... 2 Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW 1 4 .. 1 3 2 ...... 1 12 Minister for International Development and the Pacific NT .. 1 ...... 1 ...... 2 Senator the Hon. Scott Ryan Minister for Social Services Qld 1 4 .. .. 5 ...... 2 12 Minister Assisting the Cabinet Secretary Minister for Human Services Special Minister of State SA 1 3 1 .. 4 .. 3 ...... 12 Assistant Ministers – Designated as Parliamentary Secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952 Tas 2 5 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 12 Senator the Hon. James McGrath Vic 2 4 .. .. 4 1 .. .. 1 .. 12 Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister WA 2 4 .. .. 5 ...... 1 12 Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 9 26 1 1 26 4 3 1 1 4 76 Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs