48Transmission of documents to Parliament

48 Transmission of documents to Parliament

(1) If a document is transmitted to a House of the Parliament under this Act, the Clerk of the relevant House must cause the document to be laid before the House—

(a) on the day on which it is received; or

(b) on the next sitting day of the House.

(2) If a person or other entity proposes to transmit a document to a House of the Parliament under this Act on a day on which the House is not actually sitting, the person or other entity must—

(a) give one business day's notice of the intention to do so to the Clerk of the relevant House; and

(b) give the document to the Clerk on the day indicated in the notice.

(3) If the Clerk of a House of the Parliament receives a notice under subsection (2)(a), on the same day the Clerk must notify each member of the House of the receipt of the notice.

(4) If the Clerk of a House of the Parliament receives a document under subsection (2)(b), the Clerk must—

(a) notify each member of the House as soon as practicable of the receipt of the document; and

(b) ensure that a copy of the document is available to each member on request; and

(c) cause the document to be laid before the House on the next sitting day of the House.

(5) A document given to the Clerk of a House of the Parliament under subsection (2)(b) is taken to have been published by order, or under the authority, of the Houses of the Parliament or each of them.