Bill returned from the Senate with an amendment.

Ordered that the amendment be considered immediately.

Senate’s amendment—

(1)    Page 33 (after line 5), at the end of the Bill, add:

Schedule 8—Membership of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Intelligence Services Act 2001

1 Subsection 28(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

        (2)    The Committee is to consist of 11 members, 5 of whom must be Senators and 6 of whom must be members of the House of Representatives.

2 Paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 1

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

             (b)    either of the following happens before the Committee reports on the matter:

                   (i)    the Committee as so constituted ceases to exist;

                  (ii)    the constitution of the Committee changes;

3 Paragraph 18(1)(a) of Schedule 1

Omit “5”, substitute “6”.

4 Transitional—existing appointments not

affected

The amendments made by this Schedule do not affect an appointment, made before the commencement of this item, of a Senator or member of the House of Representatives as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

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