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Parliament Bill

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

24: Speaker’s certificate that communication authorised

You could also call this:

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

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If you apply, the Speaker may give you a certificate. This certificate says you or someone working for you sent a message with permission from the House of Representatives or a committee. The Speaker must sign the certificate. If the certificate is about a document, the Speaker must attach a copy of it. The Speaker must also write on the certificate that the attached copy is real. You can get this certificate if you are someone mentioned in section 23. The Speaker has to follow these rules when giving you a certificate. You can use this certificate to show you had permission to send a message. The certificate helps prove you did the right thing.

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Protected communication of proceedings in Parliament: Stay of court or tribunal proceedings

24Speaker’s certificate that communication authorised

  1. The Speaker may, on application by or on behalf of a person referred to in section 23, grant a certificate to the person stating that the person, or the person’s agent or employee, made the communication under the House of Representatives’ or a committee’s authority.

  2. The Speaker must sign the certificate.

  3. In addition, if the certificate relates to the communication of a document, the Speaker must—

  4. attach a copy of the document to the certificate; and
    1. ensure that the certificate states that the attached copy is a true copy of what was communicated.