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

22: Operation of subparts 4 and 5 not affected

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You are looking at a proposed law change. This change says that some parts of the law, like sections 18 and 19, and Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688, do not stop things that happen in Parliament from being used for certain purposes. These purposes are found in subpart 4 or subpart 5. The law change is about how Parliament works and what can be used from things that happen there.

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

"Using Parliament evidence to figure out past events"

23: Application of sections 24 and 25, or

"When sections 24 and 25 apply to you in court"

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

22Operation of subparts 4 and 5 not affected

Sections 18 and 19 and Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 do not prevent or restrict proceedings in Parliament from being used for the purposes of subpart 4 or 5.