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Parliamentary privilege - Protected communication of proceedings in Parliament - Stay of court or tribunal proceedings

23: Application of sections 24 and 25

You could also call this:

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

You will be affected by sections 24 and 25 if you are taken to court because of something you or someone working for you said or did. This happens when you are talking about things that happened in Parliament or sharing documents about Parliament. You can read more about these sections in section 24 and section 25.

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This page was last updated on 9 November 2025

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22: Operation of subparts 4 and 5 not affected, or

"How some parts of the law affect what happens in Parliament"

24: Speaker’s certificate that communication authorised, or

"Speaker's Certificate: Proof You Sent a Message with Permission"

Part 2Parliamentary privilege
Protected communication of proceedings in Parliament: Stay of court or tribunal proceedings

23Application of sections 24 and 25

Sections 24 and 25 apply if civil or criminal proceedings in a court or tribunal are commenced against a person in respect of the communication by the person or the person’s agent or employee, under the House of Representatives’ or a committee’s authority, of 1 or more of the following:
proceedings in Parliament:
a document relating to proceedings in Parliament.