8BSize of Senate

#### 8B Size of Senate 8B Size of Senate > > (1) The Senate is to consist of a minimum of 11, and a maximum of 22, members. > > > (2) The total number of members is to be determined from time to time by a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the members of the Senate (the total number of members). > > > (3) The Senate is to include the following categories of members— > > > > > (a) official members, > > > > > (b) elected members, > > > > > (c) Senate appointed members, > > > > > (d) Ministerially appointed members. > > > (4) Subject to subsection (6), the number of members (other than official members) in each category is to be prescribed by rules made by the Senate (in this Division called the constitution rules). > > > (5) A rule for the purposes of subsection (4) may be made only by a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the members of the Senate. > > > (6) The majority of the total number of members must be external persons. > > > > Note— > > > > Depending on the circumstances, the Chancellor may be counted as an external person for the purposes of subsection (6). > > > (7) The number of members in any one category of members must not at any time constitute a majority of the total number of members. > > > (8) The Senate must give the Minister written notice of the terms of any resolution passed under this section within 7 days after it is passed. > > **ss 8A–8H:** Ins 2016 (194), Sch 1 \[1\].