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Parliamentary Privilege
10 Reference to Senate proceedings in court
proceedings
(1) Without derogating from the law
relating to the use which may be made of proceedings in Parliament under
section 49 of the Constitution, and subject to any law and any order of the
Senate relating to the disclosure of proceedings of the Senate or a committee,
the Senate declares that leave of the Senate is not required for the admission
into evidence, or reference to, records or reports of proceedings in the Senate
or in a committee of the Senate, or the admission of evidence relating to such
proceedings, in proceedings before any court or tribunal.
(2) The practice whereby leave of the
Senate is sought in relation to matters referred to in paragraph (1) is
discontinued.
(3) The Senate should be notified of any
admission of evidence or reference to proceedings of the kind referred to in
paragraph (1), and the Attorneys-General of the Commonwealth and the states are
requested to develop procedures whereby such notification may be given.
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