Freedom of speech and debate -- The correspondence and records of members of parliament -- Regulating speech and debate in parliament -- Abuse of parliamentary privilege and citizen's right of reply -- Use of evidence of parliamentary proceedings -- Judicial review of legislative processes -- Waiver of parliamentary privilege -- Exemption of members of parliament from legal processes -- Parliamentary inquiries -- The internal affairs of parliaments -- The penal powers of parliaments -- Suspension and expulsion of members of parliament -- Commonwealth powers and state parliamentary privileges -- Constitutional and international legal issues
Summary
This book, like its predecessor, reviews the laws concerning the powers, privileges and immunities of Australian parliaments, their members and committees. While drawing on parts of the author's earlier work, the book focusses on issues and problems which have arisen in recent years, particularly since the enactment of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987
Notes
Text based in part on the author's 1966 publication entitled: Parliamentary privilege in Australia
