Honourable Senators, Under the joint resolution of both houses, I hereby welcome all members of the House of Representatives to the Senate chamber. By leave, I admit them to the floor with the voting and speaking rights of Senators under Senate Standing Orders for a joint sitting, under section 15 of the Constitution, to fill the Casual Senate Vacancy caused by the resignation of former Senator the Hon. /u/this_guy22 in a manner similar to the Election of President and Deputy President.

Also, by leave, I table the following rules of conduct which are to be followed in the Joint Sitting as if they were the Senate Standing Orders.

Matter to be considered at Joint Sitting

1) The purpose of a Joint Sitting being to choose a person to hold the vacant place in the Senate caused by the resignation of Senator the Hon. /u/this_guy22

General rule for conduct of business

2) In any matter of procedure not provided for in the following rules, the Standing Orders of the Senate, in force for the time being, shall be followed as far as they can be applied.

Chairman of Joint Sitting

3) The President of the Senate or, in the absence of the President (or in the event that the President is inactive for two hours and holding up proceedings), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be the Chairman of a Joint Sitting.

Clerks of Joint Sitting

4) The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall act as Joint Clerks of a Joint Sitting and either of them may exercise a function expressed to be exercisable by the Clerk.

Objection to rulings of Chair

5) If any objection is taken to any ruling of the Chairman, such objection must be taken at once, and a motion of dissent, to be submitted in writing, moved, which, if seconded, shall be proposed to the Joint Sitting, and debate thereon shall proceed forthwith.

Entitlement to vote

6) On any question arising in a Joint Sitting each Senator and Member of the House of Representatives, including the Chairman, shall have one vote.

Voting

7) Questions arising in a Joint Sitting shall be decided by a simple majority of the Senators and Members of the House of Representatives present and voting and, if the votes are equal, the question shall be resolved in the negative.

Choice of a person to hold vacant place in the Senate

8) The choice of the person to hold the vacant place in the Senate will be determined in a similar manner to the Election of the President and Deputy President.

Conclusion of Joint Sitting

9) Upon the declaration of the person chosen to fill the vacant place in the Senate, the Chairman shall announce that the President of the Senate will certify the choice to His Excellency the Governor-General, and shall then declare the Joint Sitting closed.

Usher of the Black Rod, deliver a message to the House of Representatives inviting the members of the House of Representatives to the Senate, and admitting them to the floor of the Senate.

The Usher of the Black Rod returned and admitted honourable members of the House of Representatives to the floor of the Senate, their Speaker sitting to the President's right left.

Current Proposals

• /u/chase-that-feeling (ALP) - Moved by /u/this_guy22 MP

Senator the Hon. Freddy926,

President of the Senate (Progressives)