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Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary privilege - Protected communication of proceedings in Parliament - Qualified immunity

28: Other laws unaffected

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"This law does not change other laws that protect people from being sued."

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This part of the law does not change or affect other laws about absolute privilege or qualified privilege. You can still use laws like sections 13 to 19 of the Defamation Act 1992 to protect yourself. These laws stay the same, even with this new part of the law.

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Part 2Parliamentary privilege
Protected communication of proceedings in Parliament: Qualified immunity

28Other laws unaffected

  1. This Part does not limit or affect any laws relating to absolute privilege or qualified privilege, including sections 13 to 19 of the Defamation Act 1992.

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