ACT
(Act 31 of 1965)
Act 31 of 1965 .. in force 16 October 1965
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
IMMUNITIES
| 3. | Speaker and officers not subject to jurisdiction of courts |
| 4. | Immunity of member in respect of statements etc., in Legislature |
| 5. | Immunity of member from arrest on civil process |
| 6. | Immunity of persons acting under authority of the House |
| 7. | Process not to be served within precincts of House |
| 8. | Exemption of members, etc., from jury service, etc |
PART 3
SUMMONING AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
| 9. | Chambers or committees may summon witnesses |
| 10. | Service of summons |
| 11. | Issue of warrant if person evades service of summons or refuses to attend |
| 12. | Witnesses may be examined on oath |
| 13. | Recalcitrant witnesses |
PART 4
PRIVILEGES AND PROTECTION
| 14. | Privileges of witnesses and evidence |
| 15. | Evidence of witnesses before Houseor committee privileged |
| 16. | Evidence of proceedings before House or committee not admissible except with consent of Speaker |
| 17. | Protection of persons responsible for publications authorised by House |
| 18. | Protection of persons publishing Extracts |
| 19. | Proceedings, etc., printed by Government Printer admissible in evidence |
PART 5
OFFENCES BY WITNESSES
| 20. | Witnesses failing to attend, or refusing to answer questions or produce documents |
| 21. | Making false statement to House or committee an offence |
| 22. | Presenting false documents to House or committee an offence |
PART 6
RIGHTS OR AND OFFENCES BY STRANGERS
| 23. | Restrictions on rights of strangers to enter House |
| 24. | Offences by strangers with respect to right of entry into House |
| 25. | Offences by strangers with respect to interference with members or privileges of House |
| 26. | Arrest of persons committing offences against sections 24 and 25 |
PART 7
CONDUCT OF MEMBERS
| 27. | Acts constituting contempt by members |
| 28. | Members to disclose interest before entering discussion |
| 29. | Suspended member excluded from House |
| 30. | Member seeking or accepting bribes commits an offence |
PART 8
OTHER OFFENCES
| 31. | Offences against a member |
| 32. | Defamatory, misleading or prohibited publications offences |
| 33. | Unauthorised printing of Acts |
PART 9
MISCELLANEOUS
| 34. | Powers of Speaker under this Act supplemental |
| 35. | Speaker to act notwithstanding dissolution of House |
| 36. | No prosecution without consent of the Attorney General |
AN ACT to determine and regulate the powers, privileges and immunities of the House of Assembly and its members, to regulate its proceedings, to give protection to persons employed in the publication of the reports and other papers of the House, to regulate admittance to its precincts, and for incidental purposes.
Commencement [16 October 1965]