Membership of Committee
15N Membership of Committee
The Committee consists of 6 members of whom—
3 must be members of the House of Assembly appointed by the
House of Assembly (of whom at least 1 must be appointed from the group led by the Leader of the Opposition and at least 1 must be appointed from the group led by the Leader of the Government); and
3 must be members of the Legislative Council appointed by the Legislative Council (of whom at least 1 must be appointed from the group led by the Leader of the Opposition and at least 1 must be appointed from the group led by the Leader of the Government).
A Minister of the Crown is not eligible for appointment to the
Committee.
The members of the Committee are not entitled to remuneration for their work as members of the Committee.
The Committee must from time to time appoint 1 of its
Legislative Council members to be the Presiding Member of the Committee but if the members are at any time unable to come to a decision on who is to be the
Presiding Member, or on who is to preside at a meeting of the Committee in the absence of the Presiding Member, the matter is referred by force of this subsection to the Legislative Council and that House will determine the matter.
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