House debates

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Ministerial Arrangements

2:00 pm

Photo of Julia GillardJulia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I inform the House that the Minister for Defence will be absent from question time this week as he is attending the NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels. The Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Justice and Minister for Defence Materiel will be acting as Minister for Defence during this time and will answer questions on behalf of the Minister for Defence.

The Attorney-General will be absent from question time today as she is attending the swearing-in of Steven Gagler to the High Court of Australia. The Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Justice and Minister for Defence Materiel will answer questions on behalf of the Attorney-General.

The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth will be absent from question time this week for personal reasons. The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation will answer questions on his behalf.