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PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES ACT 1987 - SECT 17

Certificates relating to proceedings

                   For the purposes of this Act, a certificate signed by or on behalf of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a chairman of a committee stating that:

                     (a)  a particular document was prepared for the purpose of submission, and submitted, to a House or a committee;

                     (b)  a particular document was directed by a House or a committee to be treated as evidence taken in camera;

                     (c)  certain oral evidence was taken by a committee in camera;

                     (d)  a document was not published or authorised to be published by a House or a committee;

                     (e)  a person is or was an officer of a House;

                      (f)  an officer is or was required to attend upon a House or a committee;

                     (g)  a person is or was required to attend before a House or a committee on a day;

                     (h)  a day is a day on which a House or a committee met or will meet; or

                      (i)  a specified fine was imposed on a specified person by a House;

is evidence of the matters contained in the certificate.




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