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Parliament Bill

Parliamentary security - Limits on powers and duties of parliamentary security officers

188: Powers and duties may not be exercised where parliamentary meeting in progress unless person presiding directs exercise

You could also call this:

"Security officers can't work in the meeting room unless the person in charge says it's okay."

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You are part of a parliamentary meeting. A security officer has certain jobs. They cannot do these jobs in the meeting room unless the person in charge says they can. The person in charge can tell a security officer to do their job in the meeting room. This direction from the person in charge is a good reason for the security officer to do their job.

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Part 7Parliamentary security
Limits on powers and duties of parliamentary security officers

188Powers and duties may not be exercised where parliamentary meeting in progress unless person presiding directs exercise

  1. A parliamentary security officer may not exercise or perform any of the powers or duties in subpart 2 or 3 in a room where a parliamentary meeting is in progress.

  2. However, a person presiding over a parliamentary meeting may direct a parliamentary security officer, in specific or general language, to exercise or perform any of those powers or duties in relation to a person who is in a room where the parliamentary meeting is in progress.

  3. The fact that the person presiding over a parliamentary meeting directs the exercise or performance of a power or duty constitutes reasonable grounds for—

  4. that person’s direction; and
    1. a parliamentary security officer’s exercise or performance of the power or duty.