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Defence Act 1903
Div 2Establishment and functions
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Division 2—Establishment and functions
110ABA Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence
110ABB Functions of the Committee
Division 3—Procedure
110ACA Committee must not require certain information to be disclosed
110ACB Committee may request briefings
110ACC Power to obtain information and documents from persons outside of briefing agencies
110ACD Power to obtain information or documents from briefing agencies
110ACE Certificates by Ministers
110ACF Evidence
110ACG Publication of evidence or contents of documents
110ACH Restrictions on disclosure to Parliament
110ACI Continuance of evidence
110ADA Publishing or disclosing evidence or documents
110ADB Failure to attend when required by notice
110ADC Failure to take an oath, make an affirmation or answer a question
110ADD Failure to comply with notice to produce
110ADE Giving false or misleading evidence
110ADF Protection of witnesses
110ADG Secrecy
110ADH Prosecution of offences
Division 5—Administration
110AEA Appointment of Committee members
110AEB Term of office
110AEC Chair
110AED Deputy Chair
110AEE Meetings
110AEF Quorum
110AEG Voting at meetings
110AEH Proceedings
110AEI Staff of the Committee must be cleared for security purposes
110AEJ Protection of information and documents
110AEK Annual report