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Part 2Parliamentary privilege
Preliminary provisions

10Purposes of this Part

  1. The main purposes of this Part are to—

  2. reaffirm and clarify the nature, scope, and extent of the privileges, immunities, and powers exercisable by the House of Representatives, its committees, and its members; and
    1. ensure adequate protection from civil and criminal legal liability for communication of—
      1. proceedings in Parliament; or
        1. documents relating to proceedings in Parliament.

        2. The secondary purposes of this Part are to—

        3. reaffirm parliamentary privilege generally, but to avoid its comprehensive codification; and
          1. state the effect of Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688, in addition to any other operation it has; and
            1. define proceedings in Parliament for the purposes of Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688, and in particular to reaffirm the alteration that the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014 made to the law as stated in the decision in Attorney-General v Leigh [2011] NZSC 106, [2012] 2 NZLR 713; and
              1. prohibit evidence being offered or received, questions being asked, or statements, submissions, or comments made, concerning proceedings in Parliament, to inform or support effective repetition claims and liabilities in proceedings in a court or tribunal and exemplified by the decision in Buchanan v Jennings [2004] UKPC 36, [2005] 2 All ER 273, [2005] 2 NZLR 577.