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Parliamentary Privilege
7 Raising of matters of privilege
Notwithstanding anything contained in the
standing orders, a matter of privilege shall not be brought before the Senate
except in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) A senator intending to raise a
matter of privilege shall notify the President, in writing, of the matter.
(2) The President shall consider the
matter and determine, as soon as practicable, whether a motion relating to the
matter should have precedence of other business, having regard to the criteria
set out in any relevant resolution of the Senate. The President’s decision
shall be communicated to the senator, and, if the President thinks it
appropriate, or determines that a motion relating to the matter should have
precedence, to the Senate.
(3) A senator shall not take any action
in relation to, or refer to, in the Senate, a matter which is under
consideration by the President in accordance with this resolution.
(4) Where the President determines that
a motion relating to a matter should be given precedence of other business, the
senator may, at any time when there is no other business before the Senate,
give notice of a motion to refer the matter to the Committee of Privileges.
Such notice shall take precedence of all other business on the day for which
the notice is given.
(5) A determination by the President
that a motion relating to a matter should not have precedence of other business
does not prevent a senator in accordance with other procedures taking action in
relation to, or referring to, that matter in the Senate, subject to the rules
of the Senate.
(6) Where notice of a motion is given under paragraph (4) and the Senate is
not expected to meet within the period of one week occurring immediately after
the day on which the notice is given, the motion may be moved on that day.
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