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Evidence Act 2001
15Compellability: Sovereign and others
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### 15 Compellability: Sovereign and others
> > (1) None of the following is compellable to give evidence:
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> > > > (a) the Sovereign;
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> > > > (b) the Governor-General;
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> > > > (c) the Governor of a State;
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> > > > (d) the Administrator of a Territory;
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> > > > (e) a foreign sovereign or the Head of State of a foreign country.
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> > (2) A member of a House of an Australian Parliament is not compellable to give evidence if the member, if compelled to give evidence, would be prevented from attending –
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> > > > (a) a sitting of that House, or a joint sitting of that Parliament; or
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> > > > (b) a meeting of a committee of that House or that Parliament of which he or she is a member.