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I shall put the question again. The question is that the amendments on sheets 2296, 2297 and 2298 be agreed to.

Senator David Pocock's circulated amendments—

SHEET 2296

(1) Clause 19, page 11 (lines 21 to 23), omit the clause, substitute:

19 Termination of appointment

(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a member of the Committee:

(a) for misbehaviour; or

(b) if the member is unable to perform the duties of the member's office because of physical or mental incapacity.

(2) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a member of the Committee if:

(a) the member:

(i) becomes bankrupt; or

(ii) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or

(iii) compounds with the member's creditors; or

(b) the member is absent, except on leave of absence, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Committee; or

(c) the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 16 (disclosure of interests to Joint Ministers) or section 17 (disclosure of interests to Committee).

(3) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a member of the Committee if the Minister is satisfied that, because of a change of circumstances occurring after the member's appointment, the member is no longer a representative of the kind covered by subsection 11(2).

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SHEET 2297

(1)—Clause 8, page 7 (line 4), after "website", insert "at least 14 days before the Commonwealth Government budget is delivered in the House of Representatives".

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SHEET 2298

(1) Page 13 (after line 12), at the end of Part 2, add:

24A Joint Ministers to attend meetings and provide advice or assistance

(1) The Minister is to attend 1 meeting of the Committee each financial year.

(2) The Treasurer is to attend 1 meeting of the Committee each financial year.

(3) The Joint Ministers:

(a) may provide any reasonable advice or assistance requested by the Chair for the purposes of the performance of the Committee's function; but

(b) must not take part in any decision of the Committee about matters or advice to be included by the Committee in a report under section 8.

Question agreed to.