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Home Parliamentary Business Chamber documents Work of the Senate Standing orders and other orders of the Senate Parliamentary privilege Consultation between Privileges Committees
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  • Parliamentary privilege
    • Procedures to be observed by Senate committees for the protection of witnesses
    • Procedures for the protection of witnesses before the Privileges Committee
    • Criteria to be taken into account when determining matters relating to contempt
    • Criteria to be taken into account by the President in determining whether a motion arising from a matter of privilege should be given precedence of other business
    • Protection of persons referred to in the Senate
    • Matters constituting contempts
    • Raising of matters of privilege
    • Motions relating to contempts
    • Exercise of freedom of speech
    • Reference to Senate proceedings in court proceedings
    • Consultation between Privileges Committees

Consultation between Privileges Committees

In considering any matter referred to it, the Committee of Privileges may confer with the Committee of Privileges of the House of Representatives.

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In this section
  • Parliamentary privilege
    • Procedures to be observed by Senate committees for the protection of witnesses
    • Procedures for the protection of witnesses before the Privileges Committee
    • Criteria to be taken into account when determining matters relating to contempt
    • Criteria to be taken into account by the President in determining whether a motion arising from a matter of privilege should be given precedence of other business
    • Protection of persons referred to in the Senate
    • Matters constituting contempts
    • Raising of matters of privilege
    • Motions relating to contempts
    • Exercise of freedom of speech
    • Reference to Senate proceedings in court proceedings
    • Consultation between Privileges Committees
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