Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001

Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001

An Act to amend the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 2A inserted

After section 2 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted:

2A.   Examination of witnesses

(1)  A select committee of either House or a joint committee of both Houses with power to send for persons may examine any witness in relation to any matter referred to it.

(2)  A witness is to make a declaration before the select committee or joint committee that the evidence given by the witness is the truth.

(3)  A witness who wilfully gives false evidence is guilty of perjury.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 3 OCTOBER 2001

Legislative Council on 6 NOVEMBER 2001]