Victorian Current Acts

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 2003 - SECT 50

    (1)     The proceedings of a Joint Investigatory Committee or any recommendations or reports made by a Joint Investigatory Committee or any documents published by a Joint Investigatory Committee—

        (a)     do not give rise to a cause of action in law;

S. 50(1)(b) amended by No. 67/2014 s. 137(2).

        (b)     must not be the subject of, or in any way be called into question in, a proceeding before a court, tribunal, Royal Commission, Board of Inquiry or Formal Review.

S. 50(2) inserted by No. 67/2014 s. 137(3).

    (2)     In this section—

"Board of Inquiry" has the same meaning as in the Inquiries Act 2014 ;

"Formal Review" has the same meaning as in the Inquiries Act 2014 ;

"Royal Commission" means—

        (a)     a Royal Commission established under the Inquiries Act 2014 ; or

        (b)     a Royal Commission established under the prerogative of the Crown.

S. 51 amended by No. 20/2005 s. 42 (ILA s. 39B(1)).