Parliament of Queensland Bill 2001 (Qld)

Queensland

PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND BILL 2001

Section

YAU f- WN 12 Queensland

PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND BILL 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1—PRELIMINARY Short title. 0... cece ence t eee eens Commencement. ....... 0.0... eee cee eee e eens

Definitions... 0.2.0... eee tenet teenies

CHAPTER 2—PROCEEDINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY PART 1—PROTECTION AND DEFINITION Assembly proceedings can not be impeached or questioned ............ Meaning of "proceedings in the Assembly" ................00.00000. PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS

Assembly may proceed to business although not more than 5S members have not been elected .............0 0.00. eee eee eee

The Speaker... 0.2.0... eee ee eee ee

Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly's expiry or dissolution... . .

Deputy Speaker in particular circumstances................000000008 PART 4—CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEES

Chairperson of Committees... 0.0... cece eee eee eee 10101112 1314 Parliament of Queensland Bill 2001 2022 24 262830323436 384042 Chairperson of Committees continues to hold office on Assembly's expiry or dissolution ws eee eee eee

PART 5—PROXY VOTING Member who may give proxy ........ 0.0.0 cece eee eee eee ee How the proxy votes ...... 2.0... cece cece cece How a proxy is substituted .... 0... eee eee eee

End of certificates, notification and Speaker's declaration on last day of session—renewal ws see eee

End of proxy... 2... eee eee eee eee Part does not affect vacation of seat provisions.................00000. CHAPTER 3—POWERS, RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES

PART 1—POWERS TO REQUIRE ATTENDANCE AND PRODUCTION

Power to order attendance or production of document or other thing. ..... Summons to non-member to attend or produce document or other thing. . . Attendance expenses .. 1.2.0... eee Member required to attend without summons...................0000. Obligation to attend before the Assembly. ................000000000. Obligation to attend before an authorised committee..............00.. Examination under oath or affirmation ................00.. 000s eee Obligation to respond and produce to the Assembly. .................. Obligation to respond and produce to an authorised committee.......... Grounds for objecting to answering a question or production ........... Assembly to have regard to particular things when considering objection. . Inadmissibility of particular events before a committee................ PART 2—CONTEMPTS Meaning of "contempt" of the Assembly .................000000000. Decisions on contempt ......... 0... eee eee Assembly's power to deal with contempt ....................000000. Assembly proceedings on contempt ............. 00.0000 eee eee ee Speaker's warrant for contempt............ 06.0 e cece Arrest pending warrant in certain cases ............... 000 cece eee eee