Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00417:clause:2_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00417
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 154880–157436

1  Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co
 (1) If a report of the Productivity Commission inquiry mentioned in section 49 is tabled in the House of Representatives:
 (a) a joint committee of members of the Parliament, to be known as the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co, is to be appointed according to the practice of the Parliament with reference to the appointment of members to serve on joint select committees of both Houses of the Parliament; and
 (b) the appointment is to occur within 15 sitting days of the House of Representatives after the tabling of the report.
 (2) If:
 (a) the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co is appointed under subclause (1); and
 (b) before the Parliamentary Joint Committee reports to both Houses of the Parliament as mentioned in paragraph 3(1)(b) of this Schedule, the House of Representatives expires by the passing of time or is dissolved;
then, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the first session of the next Parliament, a joint committee of members of the Parliament, to be known as the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co, is to be appointed according to the practice of the Parliament with reference to the appointment of members to serve on joint select committees of both Houses of the Parliament.
 (3) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co is to consist of 10 members, as follows:
 (a) 5 Senators appointed by the Senate;
 (b) 5 members of the House of Representatives appointed by that House.
 (4) A member of the Parliament is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co if he or she is:
 (a) a Minister; or
 (b) the President of the Senate; or
 (c) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; or
 (d) the Deputy President and Chair of Committees of the Senate; or
 (e) the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
 (5) A member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co ceases to hold office:
 (a) when the Parliamentary Joint Committee ceases to exist (see clause 4); or
 (b) when the House of Representatives expires by the passing of time or is dissolved; or
 (c) if he or she becomes the holder of an office specified in any of the paragraphs of subclause (4); or
 (d) if he or she ceases to be a member of the House of the Parliament by which he or she was appointed; or
 (e) if he or she resigns his or her office as provided by subclause (6) or (7).
 (6) A member of the Parliamentary