Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Committee members

For the 42nd Parliament the Committee's resolution of appointment provides that the Committee consist of 12 members in the following combination:

• The Deputy Speaker;
• 3 Members of the House of Representatives nominated by the Government Whip;
• 2 Members of the House of Representatives nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips or by any independent member;
• the Deputy President and Chairman of Committees
• 2 Senators nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate;
• 2 Senators nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; and
• 1 Senators nominated by any minority group or groups or independent Senator or independent Senators.

The following Members have been appointed to the Committee.

Senator Kate Lundy (Chair) (Australian Labor Party, ACT)

Mr Patrick Secker MP (Deputy Chair) (Liberal Party of Australia, Barker, SA)

Senator Trish Crossin (Australian Labor Party, NT)

Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson , Deputy President and Chair of Committees (Liberal Party of Australia, SA)

Senator Barnaby Joyce (The Nationals, Qld)

Senator Gary Humphries (Liberal Party of Australia, ACT)

The Hon Dick Adams MP (Australian Labor Party, TAS)

Ms Anna Burke MP,Deputy Speaker (Australian Labor Party, VIC)

Ms Annette Ellis MP (Australian Labor Party, ACT)

Mr Jim Turnour MP (Australian Labor Party, Qld)

Mr Paul Neville MP (The Nationals, Hinkler, Qld)