Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898 (Tas)

Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898

An Act to amend the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 [Royal Assent 15 October 1898]

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 This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898 .

2. Interpretation In this Act – the President means the President of the Legislative Council; relevant officer means the Clerk of the House of Assembly, the Clerk of the Legislative Council or the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Constitution Act 1934 , as the case may require; the Speaker means the Speaker of the House of Assembly.

3. Appointment of officers of Parliament (1) Subject to subsection (3) , the Governor may, on the recommendation of the President, appoint officers for the purposes of the Legislative Council. (2) Subject to subsection (3) , the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Speaker, appoint officers for the purposes of the House of Assembly. (3) The Governor may, on the joint recommendation of the President and the Speaker, appoint officers for the joint purposes of both Houses of Parliament. (4) The purposes referred to in subsection (3) include the reporting of debates and proceedings of Parliament.

3A. Supplementary provisions relating to officers (1) Subject to this section, an officer appointed under section 3 is entitled to – (a) such salary and allowances as are determined in accordance with an award made by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission under the Industrial Relations Act 1984 ; and (b) such other terms and conditions of service (including leave) as are determined – (i) in the case of an officer appointed under section 3 (1) , by the President; (ii) in the case of an officer appointed under section 3 (2) , by the Speaker; and (iii) in the case of an officer appointed under section 3 (3) , by the President and the Speaker acting jointly. (2) The provisions of the State Service Act 2000 do not apply to an officer appointed under section 3 . (3) An officer appointed under section 3 is an employee for the purposes of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 .