That the Senate concurs with the resolution of the House of Representatives contained in message No. 93 relating to the appointment of a Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network, with the following amendments.

(1)   Omit paragraph (4), substitute:

(4)   that participating members may be appointed to the Committee. Participating members may participate in hearings of evidence and deliberations of the Committee, and have all the rights of a member of the Committee, but may not vote on any questions before the Committee;

(2)   After paragraph (7), insert: (7A) that the Committee elect a member as its Deputy Chair who shall act as Chair of the Committee at any time when the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Committee, and at any time when the Chair and Deputy Chair are not present at a meeting of the Committee the members shall elect another member to act as Chair at that meeting;

(7A)   that the Committee elect a member as its Deputy Chair who shall act as Chair of the Committee at any time when the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Committee, and at any time when the Chair and Deputy Chair are not present at a meeting of the Committee the members shall elect another member to act as Chair at that meeting;

(3)   Omit paragraph (8), substitute:

(8)   that, in the event of an equally divided vote, the Chair, or the Deputy Chair when acting as Chair, have a casting vote;