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Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
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### sec.81 Membership
If no member of the Assembly is a cross bench member, the committee comprises the following 7 members—
the Leader of the House or alternate;
the Premier or alternate;
the Deputy Premier or alternate;
the Manager of Opposition Business or alternate;
the Leader of the Opposition or alternate;
the Deputy Leader of the Opposition or alternate;
the Speaker or alternate.
If any member of the Assembly is a cross bench member, the committee comprises 8 members, being the members mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (g) and—
if only 1 member of the Assembly is a cross bench member—that member; or
if 2 or more members of the Assembly are cross bench members—
a cross bench member nominated by the Leader of the House under section 81A ; or
another cross bench member nominated by the cross bench member mentioned in subparagraph (i) to be that member’s alternate.
In this section—
alternate , in relation to a member, means another member of the Assembly nominated by the first member to perform the first member’s role as a member of the committee.
cross bench member does not include the Speaker.
s 81 prev s 81 om 2011 No. 15 s 26
pres s 81 (prev s 79B) ins 2011 No. 15 s 7
renum 2011 No. 15 s 28
amd 2012 No. 6 s 11 ; 2013 No. 32 s 101 ; 2015 No. 3 s 24
(sec.81-ssec.1) If no member of the Assembly is a cross bench member, the committee comprises the following 7 members— the Leader of the House or alternate; the Premier or alternate; the Deputy Premier or alternate; the Manager of Opposition Business or alternate; the Leader of the Opposition or alternate; the Deputy Leader of the Opposition or alternate; the Speaker or alternate.
(sec.81-ssec.2) If any member of the Assembly is a cross bench member, the committee comprises 8 members, being the members mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (g) and— if only 1 member of the Assembly is a cross bench member—that member; or if 2 or more members of the Assembly are cross bench members— a cross bench member nominated by the Leader of the House under section 81A ; or another cross bench member nominated by the cross bench member mentioned in subparagraph (i) to be that member’s alternate.
(sec.81-ssec.3) In this section— alternate , in relation to a member, means another member of the Assembly nominated by the first member to perform the first member’s role as a member of the committee. cross bench member does not include the Speaker.
- (a) the Leader of the House or alternate;
- (b) the Premier or alternate;
- (c) the Deputy Premier or alternate;
- (d) the Manager of Opposition Business or alternate;
- (e) the Leader of the Opposition or alternate;
- (f) the Deputy Leader of the Opposition or alternate;
- (g) the Speaker or alternate.
- (a) if only 1 member of the Assembly is a cross bench member—that member; or
- (b) if 2 or more members of the Assembly are cross bench members— (i) a cross bench member nominated by the Leader of the House under section 81A ; or (ii) another cross bench member nominated by the cross bench member mentioned in subparagraph (i) to be that member’s alternate.
- (i) a cross bench member nominated by the Leader of the House under section 81A ; or
- (ii) another cross bench member nominated by the cross bench member mentioned in subparagraph (i) to be that member’s alternate.
- (i) a cross bench member nominated by the Leader of the House under section 81A ; or
- (ii) another cross bench member nominated by the cross bench member mentioned in subparagraph (i) to be that member’s alternate.