Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001 (TAS)

Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001

An Act to amend the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858

[Royal Assent 17 December 2001]

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:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Privilege Amendment Act 2001 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1858 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 2A insertedAfter section 2 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted: 2AExamination 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]