Parliamentary Precincts Act 1997
7Control and management of Parliamentary precincts
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7 Control and management of Parliamentary precincts
7 Control and management of Parliamentary precincts
(1) Subject to this Act:
(a) the Parliamentary precincts are under the control and management of the Presiding Officers, and
(b) the Presiding Officers may take any action they consider necessary for the control and management of the Parliamentary precincts.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect:
(a) the powers of each House to control and manage its own affairs and proceedings, and
(b) the orders of each House in relation to its own affairs and proceedings, and
(c) the powers of each House in relation to the control and management of so much of the Parliamentary precincts as constitute the chamber of the House concerned or as are used exclusively or principally for the purposes of the House.