Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

Senator ROBERTS (Queensland) (13:21): I've spoken enough, thanks. I move my amendment on sheet 3634: (1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 6 (line 22) to page 7 (line 6), omit subsections 110ABA(2) and (3), substitute: (2) The Committee is to consist of up to 13 Committee members and must include at least: (a) 2 Senators who are Government members; and (b) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are Government members; and (c) 2 Senators who are Opposition members; and (d) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are Opposition members; and (e) 1 Senator or member of the House of Representatives from each minority party.

Note: For more detailed provisions on the appointment of Committee members, see Division 5. (3) In this section: minority party means a party that: (a) is not part of the Government or the Opposition; and (b) has at least 5 members in the Parliament. The TEMPORARY CHAIR ( Senator Sterle ): The question is that One Nation amendment (1) on sheet 3634 be agreed to.