Senate Standing Committee of Privileges

Tabled Documents

Document	Year	PDF
Memorandum of understanding on the execution of search warrants and use of covert investigative powers where parliamentary privilege may apply, and the associated AFP National Guideline	2024	(PDF 1MB)
Correspondence on the application of parliamentary privilege to working papers and reports from the Australian National Audit Office	2011	(PDF 3.2MB)
Report to the President of the Senate: Possible unauthorised disclosure of proceedings of the former Joint Select Committee into Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples	2015	(PDF 75KB)

Advices from the Clerk

No	Subject	Category	Year	Report
1	Petitions and defamatory material (PDF 141KB)	Legal immunity	1988	11^th
9	Disclosure of in camera evidence to the Privileges Committee (PDF 99KB)	Committee procedure	1991	36^th
10	Summoning a witness to give evidence (PDF 106KB)	Legal immunity	1991	36^th
11	Statutory secrecy provisions and the powers of parliamentary committees (PDF 120KB)	Contempt	1991	36^th
12	Alleged intimidation of witnesses through threat of legal action (PDF 99KB)	Contempt	1992	37^th
13	Adverse reference to a person (PDF 99KB)	Privilege Resolution No. 2	1992	36^th
14	Subcommittees (PDF 101KB)	Committee procedure	1994	76^th
15	Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Enforcement Of Lawful Orders) Bill 1994 (PDF 145KB)	Powers of legislatures	1994	49^th
16	Interference with communications to a senator through threats of legal action (PDF 144KB)	Contempt	1995	67^th
17	Communication of information to senators - Grassby case (PDF 115KB)	Legal immunity	1996	67^th
18	Alleged interference with a potential witness (PDF 105KB)	Contempt	1997	73^rd
2	Impartiality of committee members (PDF 116KB)	Committee procedure	1989	18^th
19	Provision of information to senators (PDF 109KB)	Legal immunity	1997	72^nd
20	Order for the production of documents - Egan v Willis and Cahill (PDF 132KB)	Powers of legislatures	1998	76^th
21	Execution of search warrants (PDF 101KB)	Search warrants	1999	-
22	Parliamentary privilege - Hamilton v Al Fayed (PDF 118KB)	Privilege overseas	1999	76^th
23	Order for the production of documents - Egan v Chadwick and others (PDF 110KB)	Powers of legislatures	1999	-
24	Defamation cases - Rann v Olsen and Rowley v Armstrong (PDF 114KB)	Legal immunity	2000	-
25	Provision of information to senators - Rowley v Armstrong (PDF 125KB)	Scope of privilege	2000	92^nd
26	Provision of information to senators (PDF 99KB)	Scope of privilege	2000	92^nd
27	Evidence from House members of a Joint Committee (PDF 75KB)	Standing Order 178	2000
3	Lawful acts and contempt of the Senate (PDF 110KB)	Contempt	1989	18^th
28	Statements by a senator - McGlade v HREOC and Lightfoot (PDF 110KB)	Scope of privilege	2000	-
29	Execution of search warrants (PDF 141KB)	Search warrants	2001	-
30	Production of documents in court case - NTEIU v the Commonwealth (PDF 107KB)	Legal immunity	2001	-
31	Purporting to direct senators how to vote (PDF 73KB)	Contempt	2001	103^rd
32	Engagement of counsel (PDF 69KB)	Committee procedure	2002	102^nd
33	Documents protected from compulsory production (PDF 114KB)	Privilege overseas	2002	125^th
34	Draft Guidelines for execution of search warrants (PDF 110KB)	Search warrants	2003	125^th
35	Prosecution of Members of Parliament (UK) (PDF 116KB)	Privilege overseas	2003	125^th
36	Draft Guidelines for execution of search warrants (PDF 86KB)	Search warrants	2004	125^th
37	Reference to parliamentary proceedings in defamation suits (PDF 121KB)	Legal immunity	2004	125^th
38	Draft National Defamation Law (PDF 121KB)	Scope of privilege	2004	125^th
39	Draft National Defamation Law – model provisions (PDF 139KB)	Scope of privilege	2004	125^th
40	Parliamentary Privilege cases (PDF 20KB)	Legal immunity	2007	-
40	Execution of search warrants (USA) (PDF 20KB)	Search warrants	2008	-
41	Parliamentary Privilege cases (overseas and domestic) (PDF 9KB)	Legal immunity	2008	-
42	Search warrants and documents (PDF 12KB)	Search warrants	2009	-
43	Use of parliamentary proceedings against members (PDF 12KB)	Privilege overseas	2009	-
44	Potential conflicts of Interest (PDF 17KB)	Committee procedure	2010	-
45	Overseas and domestic developments relating to parliamentary privilege (PDF 27KB)	Scope of privilege	2011	-
46	Application of parliamentary privilege to Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) (PDF 41KB)	Legal immunity	2011	-
4	Publication of committee submissions (PDF 78KB)	Unauthorised disclosure	1990	22^nd
47	Consideration of committee submissions (PDF 22KB)	Committee procedure	2011	-
48	Application of the Parliamentary Privileges Act (PDF 17KB)	Scope of privilege	2011	-
49	Reference to parliamentary proceedings (NZ) (PDF 65KB)	Privileges overseas	2011	-
50	Green Paper on Parliamentary Privilege (UK) (PDF 40KB)	Privilege overseas	2012	-
50	Select Committees and Coercive Powers (UK)	Privilege overseas	2012	-
51	CCTV and provision of information to senators	Contempt	2014	160^th
52	Use of CCTV footage	Contempt	2014	160^th
53	Execution of search warrants	Search warrants	2016	163^rd
5	Standard of proof for a finding of contempt (PDF 76KB)	Contempt	1990	35^th
6	Reimbursement of witness legal costs (PDF 69KB)	Committee procedure	1989	35^th
7	Improper interference with a witness (PDF 119KB)	Contempt	1990	30^th
8	Improper interference with a witness (PDF 121KB)	Contempt	1991	36^th

Advices from Senior Counsel

Subject	Category	Year	Report
Advice from Theo Simos QC – Imposition of a penalty on a witness (PDF 145KB)	Contempt	1989	18^th
Advice from Bret Walker SC - defamation action (PDF 119KB)	Contempt	2000	92^nd

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