Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband) Share this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to require the preparation and publication of a business case and a cost benefit analysis of the proposed National Broadband Network, and for related purposes.

to move:

That:

(1)

a Joint Select Committee on Broadband be appointed to inquire into and report on all aspects of the business of the NBN Co. including its construction, operations, financing and any other matters related thereto;

(2)

the committee consist of 10 members, 2 Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, 2 Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips and 1 by any non-aligned Member, 2 Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, and 2 Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and 1 Senator to be nominated by any minority group or groups or independent Senator or independent Senators;

(3)

every nomination of a member of the committee be notified in writing to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

(4)

the members of the committee hold office as a joint select committee until the House of Representatives is dissolved or expires by effluxion of time;

(5)

the committee will elect a chair;

(6)

the committee elect a member as its deputy chair who shall act as chair of the committee at any time when the chair is not present at a meeting of the committee, and at any time when the chair and deputy chair are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chair at that meeting.

(7)

the Chair and Deputy chair shall not both be from either the Government, Opposition or Crossbench members;

(8)

in the event of an equally divided vote, the chair, or the deputy chair when acting as chair, have a casting vote;

(9)

3 members of the committee constitute a quorum of the committee provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include 1 Government member of either House and 1 non-Government member of either House;

(10)

the committee have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of 3 or more of its members and to refer to any subcommittee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine;

(11)

the committee appoint the chair of each subcommittee who shall have a casting vote only and at any time when the chair of a subcommittee is not present at a meeting of the subcommittee the members of the subcommittee present shall elect another member of that subcommittee to act as chair at that meeting;

(12)

2 members of a subcommittee constitute the quorum of that subcommittee, provided that in a deliberative meeting the quorum shall include 1 Government member of either House and 1 non-Government member of either House;

(13)

members of the committee who are not members of a subcommittee may participate in the proceedings of that subcommittee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum;

(14)

the committee or any subcommittee have power to call for witnesses to attend and for documents to be produced;

(15)

the committee or any subcommittee may conduct proceedings at any place it sees fit;

(16)

the committee or any subcommittee have power to adjourn from time to time and to sit during any adjournment of the Senate and the House of Representatives;

(17)

the committee may report from time to time;

(18)

the provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders; and

(19)

a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.

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