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Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary privilege - Article 9 of Bill of Rights 1688 - Prohibited impeaching or questioning of proceedings in Parliament

21: Use of evidence, etc, for establishing historical events or other facts

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"Using evidence to prove what really happened"

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You can use evidence to establish historical events or facts. This can include admitting evidence about Parliament proceedings. You can also ask questions or make statements about Parliament proceedings for this purpose.

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Part 2Parliamentary privilege
Article 9 of Bill of Rights 1688: Prohibited impeaching or questioning of proceedings in Parliament

21Use of evidence, etc, for establishing historical events or other facts

  1. Section 18 and Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 do not prevent or restrict a court or tribunal from doing any of the following for the sole purpose of establishing a relevant historical event or other fact (without impeaching or questioning the proceedings in Parliament):

  2. admitting evidence, or allowing evidence to be offered, concerning proceedings in Parliament:
    1. allowing questions to be asked or statements, submissions, or comments to be made concerning proceedings in Parliament.

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