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Membership of the committee

Members Senator , Chair Western Australia, ALP Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan, Deputy Chair New South Wales, LP Senator Joe Bullock (to 13 April 2016) Western Australia, ALP Senator (from 18 April 2016) South Australia, ALP Senator Western Australia, ALP Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania, AG Senator John Williams New South Wales, NATS

Other Senators participating in this inquiry Senator Matthew Canavan Queensland, NATS Senator Bridget McKenzie , NATS Senator Barry O'Sullivan Queensland, NATS

iii Secretariat Mr Tim Watling, Secretary Ms Bonnie Allan, Principal Research Officer Ms Erin East, Principal Research Officer (to 24 November 2015) Mr Nicholas Craft, Principal Research Officer (from 12 October 2015) Dr Jane Thomson, Principal Research Officer (to 6 July 2015) Ms Trish Carling, Senior Research Officer Ms Erin Pynor, Senior Research Officer (from 26 October 2015) Ms Kate Campbell, Research Officer (to 11 March 2016) Mr James Gillard, Research Officer (from 15 March 2016) Ms Alexandra Logan, Administrative Officer (from 6 July 2015 to 6 November 2015) Mr Michael Fisher, Administrative Officer (from 7 December 2015)

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