Parliamentary Papers (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1975
5Authority to publish
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 5
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Parliamentary Papers (Supplementary Provisions) Act 1975.
5 Authority to publish
5 Authority to publish
(1) When either House, a joint sitting or a Committee orders a document or evidence to be published, a relevant person may publish the document or evidence unless the contrary intention appears in the order.
(2) A relevant person is authorised to publish the reports of the debates and proceedings in each House and of a joint sitting.
(3) In this section—
publish includes print.
relevant person means the following—
(a) the Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the Legislative Council,
(b) the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council,
(c) the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly,
(d) the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
s 5: Am 2024 No 82, Sch 3.7[1]–[4].