The Joint Rules Committee decided that the composition and party breakdown of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests in regard to the Assembly component mirror the composition and party breakdown of portfolio committees as follows: ANC 8; DA 2; Cope 1; IFP 1; and other parties 2; and that the Council component be constituted as follows: ANC 6; DA 1; Cope 1 and ID 1. The Joint Rules Committee also decided that the rule dealing with the non-remuneration of the chairperson and deputy chairperson be deleted.