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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Oversight of intelligence and security agencies - Intelligence and Security Committee - Continuation of Intelligence and Security Committee

195: Filling vacancy in membership of Committee

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"Replacing a member who leaves the Committee"

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If a member of the Committee leaves, you need to fill the empty spot. The Leader of the Opposition must choose another member of the House of Representatives if the empty spot is for a member they nominated under section 194(2)(c). They must choose someone in the same way they chose the original member.

If the Prime Minister nominated the member who left, they get to choose the new member. If there are fewer than 6 members left on the Committee, the Prime Minister must choose another member of the House of Representatives, following the same rules as before, under section 194(2)(d). If there are still 6 members on the Committee, the Prime Minister can choose another member, following the same rules, under section 194(2)(d).

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Part 6Oversight of intelligence and security agencies
Intelligence and Security Committee: Continuation of Intelligence and Security Committee

195Filling vacancy in membership of Committee

  1. If the office of a member nominated under section 194(2)(c) becomes vacant, the Leader of the Opposition must nominate, in accordance with section 194(2)(c), another member of the House of Representatives to fill that vacancy.

  2. If the office of a member nominated under section 194(2)(d) becomes vacant, the Prime Minister—

  3. must nominate, in accordance with section 194(2)(d), another member of the House of Representatives to fill that vacancy, if the vacancy leaves the Committee with fewer than 6 members:
    1. may nominate, in accordance with section 194(2)(d), another member of the House of Representatives to fill that vacancy, if the vacancy leaves the Committee with 6 members.

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