Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957 (Tas)

Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957

An Act to amend the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 [Royal Assent 6 December 1957]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title and citation (1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1957 . (2) The Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 , as subsequently amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Powers, &c., of joint committees (1) A joint committee of both Houses of Parliament duly authorized by both Houses has all the powers of a committee of either House duly authorized by the House and persons are required to obey its orders accordingly. (2) Section two of the Principal Act applies in relation to a joint committee of both Houses as if it were a committee of either House.

3. Contempt of joint committee (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, an act done in respect of a joint committee of both Houses may be punished under section three of the Principal Act as if the committee were a committee of the House which initiated the appointment of the committee. (2) No order of the House for the punishment of a person under this section operates against him until concurred in by the other House.