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(1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957 .
(2) The Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 , as subsequently amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
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Mechanically, the Act gives a joint committee of both Houses the same powers as a committee of either House and makes contempt of a joint committee punishable under the Principal Act — but any punishment ordered by one House does not operate until the other House concurs. It affects joint committees, witnesses and others subject to committee orders. Individuals bear compliance and sanction risk; Parliament bears administrative costs; both Houses share the decision authority for punishment.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957 .
(2) The Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 , as subsequently amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(1) A joint committee of both Houses of Parliament duly authorized by both Houses has all the powers of a committee of either House duly authorized by the House and persons are required to obey its orders accordingly.
(2) Section two of the Principal Act applies in relation to a joint committee of both Houses as if it were a committee of either House.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an act done in respect of a joint committee of both Houses may be punished under section three of the Principal Act as if the committee were a committee of the House which initiated the appointment of the committee.
(2) No order of the House for the punishment of a person under this section operates against him until concurred in by the other House.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957 .
(2) The Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 , as subsequently amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(1) A joint committee of both Houses of Parliament duly authorized by both Houses has all the powers of a committee of either House duly authorized by the House and persons are required to obey its orders accordingly.
(2) Section two of the Principal Act applies in relation to a joint committee of both Houses as if it were a committee of either House.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an act done in respect of a joint committee of both Houses may be punished under section three of the Principal Act as if the committee were a committee of the House which initiated the appointment of the committee.
(2) No order of the House for the punishment of a person under this section operates against him until concurred in by the other House.