Apologies have been received from Deputy Olivia Mitchell and Senator Morrissey. I ask all members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting. Members should also be aware that mobile phones must be turned off completely and not just left in silent mode. Otherwise signals from phones when calls are received will adversely affect the broadcasting transmission. I ask all members to respect this instruction and turn off mobile phones completely for the duration of the meeting. Is it agreed to go into private session? Agreed.
The committee went into private session at2.35 p.m. and resumed in public session at2.55 p.m.