Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A message has been received from the House of Representatives forwarding a resolution agreed to by that House proposing a variation to the resolution of appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters and requesting the concurrence of the Senate.

The House of Representa tives message read as follows—

That:

(1) the resolution of appointment for the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be amended to replace paragraph 3 with the following:

(3) the committee consist of 14 members, five Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips, one cross-bench Member of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, three Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition 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.

Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the Senate concurs with the resolution.

Question agreed to.