Establishment of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Appointment Amendment
Parliament of Australia
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- Date Published
- 14 May 2024
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- 4
- Australian
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- 16 Sept 2026, 12:01 pm
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This formal parliamentary motion details the procedural amendment to the resolution of appointment for the Australian Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. The amendment allows for the inclusion of participating members from minority groups and independents, ensuring broader representation in legislative deliberations regarding AI. While the document is procedural, it facilitates the governance framework through which Australia will evaluate AI risks, including safety and ethical implications of frontier models. This committee represents a significant step in the Australian government's formal inquiry into the regulation and oversight of artificial intelligence.
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Senator WATERS
(Queensland—Leader of the Australian Greens) (16:15): I, and also on behalf of Senator Pocock, move:
(1) That the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence be amended to insert after paragraph (3):
(3A) participating members may be appointed to the committee on the nomination, in the House of Representatives, of the Government or Opposition Whips or any minority group or independent Member, and, in the Senate, of the Leader of the Government or Opposition, or any minority group or independent Senator, and a participating member:
(a) shall be taken to be a member of the committee for the purposes of forming a quorum; and
(b) may participate in hearings of evidence and deliberations of the committee and have all rights of a committee member except that a participating member may not vote on any question before the committee;
(2) That this resolution be transmitted to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
The PRESIDENT:
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 721, standing in the name of Senators Waters and David Pocock, be agreed to.