15Compellability—Sovereign and others

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