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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]
Senators may be members of joint committees: committees jointly established by both chambers of the Australian parliament. 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. [14]
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 ...
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.
Section 43 of the Constitution of Australia says: "A member of either House of the Parliament shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a member of the other House". Consequently, a member of one house who wishes to transfer to the other house must resign from the first house before the election or appointment to the other house.
Member of the Legislative Council: 27 October 1981 25 June 1998 Retired Richard Jones (1940–) Member of the Legislative Council: 13 March 1988 12 March 1996 Left party [11] Arthur Chesterfield-Evans (1950–) Member of the Legislative Council: 25 June 1998 2 April 2007 Lost seat [12]
This is a list of members of the House of Representatives of the 47th Parliament of Australia (2022–2025). They were elected in the 2022 Australian federal election or subsequent by-elections. [ 1 ]