Patrick Gorman (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill.

I ask leave of the House to move the government amendment on sheet SE115 and government amendments (1) to (6) on sheet SE116, as circulated, together.

Leave granted.

I move government amendment (1) on sheet SE115 and government amendments (1) to (6) on sheet SE116, as circulated, together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 3, page 6 (after line 20), after section 59C, insert:

59CA Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee

(1) There must be a Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee, who must be a member of the Opposition elected by the members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee from time to time.

(2) The Deputy Chair holds office during the pleasure of the Parliamentary Joint Committee.

(3) A person holding office as Deputy Chair ceases to hold the office if the person:

(a) ceases to be a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee; or

(b) resigns the office.

(4) A person holding office as Deputy Chair may resign the office by giving a signed notice of resignation to a meeting of the Parliamentary Joint Committee.

(1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 4 (after line 14), after the definition of Parliamentary Joint Committee, insert:

Privileges Committee of a House of the Parliament means the committee of that House responsible for inquiring into matters of privilege.

(2) Schedule 1, item 3, page 5 (line 19), before "Senate", insert "Privileges Committee of the".

(3) Schedule 1, item 3, page 5 (line 20), before "House of Representatives", insert "Privileges Committee of the".

(4) Schedule 1, item 3, page 7 (after line 12), after paragraph 59E(2)(c), insert:

(ca) the person ceases to be a member of the Privileges Committee of the House of the Parliament by which the person was appointed; or

(5) Schedule 1, item 3, page 7 (line 18), omit "one of its members", substitute "a member of its Privileges Committee".

(6) Schedule 1, item 22, page 18 (lines 14 to 16), omit the definition of Privileges Committee.

Question agreed to.

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