Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee holds office during the pleasure of the House of the Parliament by which the member was appointed.
(2) A person ceases to hold office as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee if:
(a) the House of Representatives expires by the passing of time or is dissolved; or
(b) the person becomes the holder of an office specified in any of the paragraphs of section 59D; or
(c) the person ceases to be a member of the House of the Parliament by which the person was appointed; or
(ca) the person ceases to be a member of the Privileges Committee of the House of the Parliament by which the person was appointed; or
(d) the person resigns the person's office as provided by subsection (3) of this section.
(3) A member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee appointed by a House of the Parliament may resign the member's office by giving the Presiding Officer of that House a written resignation.
(4) A House of the Parliament may appoint a member of its Privileges Committee to fill a vacancy among the members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee appointed by that House.