Parliamentary Precincts Act 1997 (NSW)

Parliamentary Precincts Act 1997 No 66

An Act to define the Parliamentary precincts and to provide for the control, management and security of those precincts and adjoining areas; to amend the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980 consequentially; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1997.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the date of assent.

3 Definitions In this Act: authorised officer—see section 5. Clerk means the Clerk of a House, and includes an officer of a House acting as the Clerk of the House. Corporation means the Corporation of the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of New South Wales established by this Act. exercise a function includes perform a duty. function includes a power, authority or duty. House means a House of Parliament. order means a standing or other order, and includes a rule or resolution. Parliamentary officer means an officer of either House, or of a Presiding Officer, or of the Presiding Officers jointly. Parliamentary precincts—see section 6. Parliamentary zone—see section 14. Presiding Officer—see section 4. property means land, a building or a part of a building. the State includes the Crown, the Government, a Minister of the Crown or a statutory body representing the Crown.

4 Presiding Officers (1) In this Act, Presiding Officer means the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. (2) A reference in this Act to a Presiding Officer includes a person for the time being exercising the functions vested in a Presiding Officer apart from this Act. (3) A reference in this Act to the Presiding Officers is a reference to those Officers acting jointly. (4) However, functions conferred on the Presiding Officers by this Act may be exercised by either of them in accordance with arrangements entered into between them or in accordance with usage. (5) No person is concerned to inquire whether any function referred to in subsection (4) has been exercised by both of the Presiding Officers or, if exercised by one of them, whether it was exercised in circumstances contemplated by any such arrangement or by usage.