Responsibilities of the joint sittings of the two Houses of the Federal Parliament include: (a) When the need arises, the House of the People of the Federal Parliament and the Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall hold joint sessions, which shall be chaired by the Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, or any member of the Federal Parliament, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Houses of the Federal Parliament. (b) The Speaker of the Upper House will chair the joint session, or the Speaker of the House of the People, or an agreed member. While chairing the joint sessions, the Chair of the Joint Session shall not have a vote, unless there is a tie in the votes. (c) Without interfering with the powers of the Federal Parliament to organise its activities, the President of the Federal Republic may, if deemed necessary, request the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament and the Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament to hold a joint session of the Federal Parliament: (i) To formulate procedures that guide the activities of the joint committees of the two Houses of the Federal Parliament;; (ii) To execute procedures for implementing decisions reached by the joint committees of the Federal Parliament;; (iii) To amend and review the Constitution in accordance with Chapter 15.
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Article 57