House debates

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Committees

Parliamentary Library Committee; Membership

3:36 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That:

(1)
paragraph (6) of the resolution of appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library be amended to read:That the committee shall elect 2 of its members to be joint chairs, 1 being a Senator or Member who is a member of the government party or parties, and 1 being a Senator or Member who is a member of the non-government parties, provided that the joint chairs may not be members of the same House. The joint chair nominated by the government party or parties shall chair meetings of the committee, and the joint chair nominated by the non-government parties shall take the chair whenever the other joint chair is not present; and
(2)
a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting its concurrence.

Question agreed to.