Commonwealth Numbered Acts

JUDICIAL MISBEHAVIOUR AND INCAPACITY (PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS) ACT 2012 (NO. 188, 2012) - SECT 67

             (1)  For the purposes of section 10, and subsections 16(3) , (4) and (6), of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 :

                     (a)  proceedings of a Commission, and the formulation, making or publication of a report, and the report itself, are taken to be proceedings in Parliament; and

                     (b)  evidence before a Commission is taken to be evidence before a committee of a House of the Parliament; and

                     (c)  this Act is taken to be an Act establishing a committee.

             (2)  Subsection 10(2) of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 applies as if the reference to section 13 of that Act were a reference to section 63 of this Act.

             (3)  This section is not intended to limit or otherwise affect the operation of section 16 of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 .