Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move:

That:

(1) the resolution of appointment for the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights be amended to replace paragraph (l)(a) with the following:

(a) the committee consist of 12 members, four Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate and one Senator to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator;

and;

(2) 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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