Parliamentary privilege definition
Parliamentary privilege means the special rights and immunities which belong to the Assembly, its committees and its members. These rights and immunities enable committees to operate effectively, and enable those involved in committee processes to do so without obstruction, or fear of prosecution.
Parliamentary privilege means the special rights and immunities which belong to the Assembly, its committees and its members. These rights and immunities enable committees to operate effectively, and enable those involved in committee processes to do so without obstruction, or fear of prosecution. Witnesses must tell the truth, and giving false or misleading evidence will be treated as a serious matter.
Examples of Parliamentary privilege in a sentence
The Corporate Officers must provide guidance and assistance as necessary if Parliamentary privilege applies, and the Sponsor Body must act in accordance with that guidance and assistance.
The Sponsor Body may assume, except where it is participating in proceedings in Parliament (such as provision of evidence to a Committee), that Parliamentary privilege is not relevant to its work unless the Corporate Officers inform the Sponsor Body that they consider it will apply to specified information or activities.
If the Corporate Officers inform the Sponsor Body that Parliamentary privilege applies, the Sponsor Body must act in accordance with the directions of the Corporate Officers in their dealings with that information or those activities.