Parliamentary Committees (Membership of Committees) Amendment Act 2010 (SA)

South Australia

Parliamentary Committees (Membership of Committees) Amendment Act 2010

An Act to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Committees (Membership of Committees) Amendment Act 2010.

2Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2Amendment of Parliamentary Committees Act 19913Amendment of section 14 – Membership of Committee

Section 14(1) and (2)—delete subsections (1) and (2) and substitute:

1. (1)

   The Committee is to consist of—

   1. (a)

      until the commencement of the first session of the 53rd Parliament—8 members;

   2. (b)

      thereafter—6 members.

2. (2)

   Half of the members of the Committee must be members of the House of Assembly appointed by the House of Assembly and half must be members of the Legislative Council appointed by the Legislative Council.

4Amendment of section 15K – Membership of Committee

Section 15K(1) and (2)—delete subsections (1) and (2) and substitute:

1. (1)

   The Committee is to consist of—

   1. (a)

      until the commencement of the first session of the 53rd Parliament—9 members;

   2. (b)

      thereafter—7 members.

2. (2)

   The membership of the Committee must be determined as follows:

   1. (a)

      until the commencement of the first session of the 53rd Parliament—6 members of the Committee must be members of the House of Assembly appointed by the House of Assembly and 3 must be members of the Legislative Council appointed by the Legislative Council;

   2. (b)

      thereafter—4 members of the Committee must be members of the House of Assembly appointed by the House of Assembly and 3 must be members of the Legislative Council appointed by the Legislative Council.

5Amendment of section 24 – Procedure at meetings

Section 24(2)—after paragraph (b) insert:

and

1. (c)

   if the Committee consists of 8 or 9 members—5 members.