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Parliament Bill

Parliamentary Service and other parliamentary bodies - Parliamentary Service - Parliamentary security officers

138: Immunity of parliamentary security officers and persons assisting them

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"Protection for parliamentary security officers and helpers from being sued"

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If you are a parliamentary security officer, you are protected from being sued. You will not be in trouble with the law for things you do as part of your job. This protection also applies if you are helping a parliamentary security officer.

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Parliamentary Service: Parliamentary security officers

138Immunity of parliamentary security officers and persons assisting them

  1. The following persons are not liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for any act done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance or exercise, or intended performance or exercise, of a parliamentary security officer’s powers and duties under this Act:

  2. a parliamentary security officer:
    1. a person called on to assist a parliamentary security officer.