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A joint meeting of the Australian Parliament is a convening of members of the Senate and House of Representatives sitting together as a single legislative body.. The Australian Parliament has two bicameral houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Joint committees are established by both Houses of the Australian parliament and include both Members and Senators. An example of this is the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia, appointed by resolution by the House of Representatives on 4 July 2019 and the Senate on 22 July 2019. [3]
The committee is governed by Standing Order 216 and consists of thirteen members, one member nominated by the Leader of the House, another member nominated by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and eleven other members (six government, four opposition and one crossbench). The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the ...
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth [4] and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia.It consists of three elements: the monarch of Australia (represented by the governor-general), the Senate (the upper house), and the House of Representatives (the lower house). [4]
A member of the House may be referred to as a "member of parliament" ("MP" or "member"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "senator". Under the conventions of the Westminster system , the government of the day and the prime minister must achieve and maintain the confidence of this House in order to gain and remain in power.
In the event that the state parliament is not in session, the Governor of the state (acting on the advice of the state's executive council) may appoint a replacement senator, but such an appointment lapses if it is not confirmed by a joint sitting of the parliament within 14 days. Prior to 29 July 1977, the filing of casual vacancies was complex.
Members of the Parliament of Australia (4 C, 3 P) Monarchs of Australia (2 P) O. Opposition of Australia (2 C, 34 P) ... Joint meetings of the Australian Parliament;
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019; Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2012–2016; Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2015–2018; Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2014–2018; Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2014–2018