Actions speak louder than words, results more than rhetoric. Peter Costello summarised it perfectly this morning. Wayne Swan really is out of his depth. Last year, Mr Swan promised no less than 500 times that he would deliver a budget surplus this year.
Senator Scott Ryan spoke in strong opposition against the Gillard Government’s attempt to regulate the media and stifle free speech in Australia.
Senator Scott Ryan is a member of several committees:
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
This Joint Standing Committee comprises members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is responsible for conducting inquiries into matters relating to the conduct of elections. Senator Ryan has been a member since June 2009.
More information about this committee can be found at:
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/em/index.htm
Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances
The Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances was established in 1932 and is one of the oldest Senate Committees. Its functions are to scrutinise all disallowable instruments of delegated legislation to ensure their compliance with principles of personal rights and parliamentary propriety.
The Committee makes special statements to the Senate on matters arising out of its scrutiny of delegated legislation and tables an Annual Report on the work of the Committee during a financial year. The Committee Secretariat produces the Delegated Legislation Monitor, which is the only reference source for all disallowable instruments of delegated legislation tabled in the Parliament.
Senator Ryan has been a member of the Committee since November 2011.
More information about this committee can be found at:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/regord_ctte/index.htm
Senate Select Committee on the Reform of the Australian Federation
This is a special-purpose committee created by the Senate to conduct an inquiry into specific matters relating to Australia’s federal system. It is due to report to the Senate in May 2011.
More information about this committee can be found at:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/reffed_ctte/reffed/index.htm
For further generation information on Senate committees see:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/index.htm
Presiding Officers’ Information Technology Advisory Group
POITAG is a working group comprised of Senators, Members and staff from various departments that advises the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on information technology matters.
Senator Ryan has previously served on other committees as well:
Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration.
This Standing Committee is comprised of a pair of committees – a committee to deal with references from the Senate itself, and a corresponding one to conduct inquiries into proposed legislation.
This Committee maintains oversight over three portfolios that include: Prime Minister and Cabinet, Finance and Deregulation and Human Services. The Committee also maintains oversight over two Parliamentary Departments: the Department of the Senate and the Department of Parliamentary Services.
More information about this committee can be found at:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/fapa_ctte/ctte_info/index.htm
Senator Ryan was a member of this committee from taking office in July 2008 to his promotion in September 2010, serving as Chairman of the Finance and Public Administration References Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee from February 2010.
