4Application of Act to the Crown and Parliament
This Act binds the Crown.
Nothing in this Act limits or affects the power or authority of the House of Representatives to punish for contempt.
Habeas Corpus Act 2001
4: Application of Act to the Crown and Parliament
"The government and Parliament must follow this law, but Parliament still has its own rules and powers."
This Act applies to the Crown, which means the government is bound by it. You need to know that the Crown must follow the rules in this Act. The Act does not limit the power of the House of Representatives to punish people for contempt.
The House of Representatives has the authority to decide what contempt is and how to punish it, and this Act does not change that. The government, or the Crown, must obey the rules in this Act, but the House of Representatives still has its own powers. This means the House of Representatives can still make its own decisions about contempt.
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