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Parliamentary privilege - Other provisions relating to parliamentary privilege - Judicial notice of Speaker’s signature

38: Judicial notice of Speaker’s signature

You could also call this:

"Courts must accept the Speaker's signature as genuine on official documents."

You will soon see a change to the law. If the Speaker signs a certificate under sections like section 24, 33, or 35, courts must accept it as genuine. This means courts will know it is really the Speaker's signature without needing proof.

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This page was last updated on 9 November 2025

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Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

37: Effect of certificate or order, or

"What happens when you get a special certificate or order from the court"

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"Parliamentary journals are accepted as proof in court"

Part 2Parliamentary privilege
Other provisions relating to parliamentary privilege: Judicial notice of Speaker’s signature

38Judicial notice of Speaker’s signature

All courts and tribunals and all persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the Speaker’s signature on a certificate granted under section 24, 33, or 35.