Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) 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 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and requesting the concurrence of the Senate.

The House of Representatives message read as follows—

Message no. 422, dated 4 July 2024—Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, and transmitting for the concurrence of the Senate the following resolution:

That the resolution of appointment for the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights be amended to replace paragraph 1(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;

Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to have the message considered immediately.

Leave granted.

I move:

That the Senate concur with the resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the resolution of appointment of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.

Question agreed to.