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Public Works Committee Act 1914
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### 3 Constitution of Committee
> *\[Section 3 Amended by 6 Geo. V No. 3, s. 5 \]**\[Section 3 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]*
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> > (1) At the commencement of the first session of every Parliament, a Joint Committee of Members of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, to be called "The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works" (in this Act referred to as "the Committee"), shall be appointed, where not otherwise provided, according to the practice regulating the selection of Members to serve on Select Committees of the said Council and Assembly respectively.
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> > (2) Two of the persons so to be appointed shall be Members of the Legislative Council, and three shall be Members of the House of Assembly.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:16 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-16/act-1999-038#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 1999, s. 4, Applied:16 Jul 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-07-16/act-1999-038#GS4@Hpa@EN) Ministers of the Crown, the President of the Legislative Council, and the Speaker of the House of Assembly, shall not be appointed or continue as members of the Committee.
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> > (4) Such five persons shall hold office as a Joint Committee (subject to the provisions of [section four)](#GS4@EN) for the duration of the House of Assembly for the time being, but shall cease to hold office as soon as such Assembly expires by dissolution or effluxion of time; and shall have and may exercise such powers and authorities, perform such duties, and be liable to such obligations as are by this Act vested in or imposed upon such Committee.
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> > (5) The names of the persons from time to time appointed to be members of such Committee shall be notified in the *Gazette* with all convenient dispatch.
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> > (6) The election of members of the Committee by the House of Assembly shall be conducted on the principle adopted with regard to the election of Members of that House.