EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 15 Compellability: Sovereign and others

EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 15

15 Compellability: Sovereign and others

(1) None of the following is compellable to give evidence--

(a) the Sovereign,

(b) the Governor-General,

(c) the Governor of a State,

(d) the Administrator of a Territory,

(e) a foreign sovereign or the Head of State of a foreign country.

(2) A member of a House of an Australian Parliament is not compellable to give evidence if the member would, if compelled to give evidence, be prevented from attending--

(a) a sitting of that House, or a joint sitting of that Parliament, or

(b) a meeting of a committee of that House or that Parliament, being a committee of which he or she is a member.