Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts (One Nation), which means it failed.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 2, page 6 (line 22) to page 7 (line 6), omit subsections 110ABA(2) and (3), substitute:

(2) The Committee is to consist of up to 13 Committee members and must include at least:

(a) 2 Senators who are Government members; and

(b) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are Government members; and

(c) 2 Senators who are Opposition members; and

(d) 2 members of the House of Representatives who are Opposition members; and

(e) 1 Senator or member of the House of Representatives from each minority party.

Note: For more detailed provisions on the appointment of Committee members, see Division 5.

(3) In this section:

minority party means a party that:

(a) is not part of the Government or the Opposition; and

(b) has at least 5 members in the Parliament.