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Australian Parliamentary Committee Membership Appointments: Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

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19 Aug 2026
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16 Sept 2026, 05:22 am

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This official Hansard record details the formal appointment of Senators Cadell, Dolega, Duniam, Sheldon, and Marielle Smith to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. The establishment and staffing of this committee are critical to Australia's legislative oversight of AI, including the assessment of safety protocols and regulatory frameworks. The committee's work serves as a foundational element for Australian policy responses to frontier AI capabilities and the mitigation of systemic or catastrophic risks within a national governance context.

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Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (16:40): by leave—I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs — Joint Standing Committee — Discharged—Senator Liddle Appointed—Senator Gatenby Artificial Intelligence — Joint Select Committee — Appointed—Senators Cadell, Dolega, Duniam, Sheldon and Marielle Smith Economics Legislation Committee — Appointed— Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiry into the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Fair Super for Young Workers) Bill 2026 Participating member: Senator McKim Economics References Committee — Appointed— Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiry into social housing Participating member: Senator McKim Parliamentary Standards — Joint Statutory Committee — Discharged—Senator Liddle Appointed—Senator Kovacic Privileges — Standing Committee — Discharged—Senator Liddle Appointed—Senator Kovacic Women's Health — Select Committee — Appointed— Senators Marielle Smith, Stewart, Waters and Whiteaker Participating members: Senators Allman-Payne, Ananda-Rajah, Brown, Ciccone, Cox, Darmanin, Dolega, Dowling, Faruqi, Ghosh, Grogan, Hanson-Young, Hodgins-May, McKim, Mulholland, O'Neill, Payman, Barbara Pocock, Polley, Sheldon, Shoebridge, Steele-John, Sterle, Tyrrell and Walker Question agreed to.