New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCTS ACT 1997 - SECT 26

26 Saving of powers, privileges and immunities

(1) Nothing in this Act derogates from the powers, privileges and immunities of:

(a) Parliament, and

(b) each House, and

(c) the members and committees of each House, and

(d) the joint committees of Parliament, and

(e) the Presiding Officers and each of them and their employees, agents or delegates,

under any other law.

(2) However, the Presiding Officers do not have (in connection with the control and management of the Parliamentary precincts under this Act) and the Corporation does not have (in its capacity as owner of the Parliamentary precincts under this Act) power:

(a) to give a direction to a member of either House to leave or not enter the Parliamentary precincts, or

(b) to give a direction that a member of either House be removed from, or prevented from entering, the Parliamentary precincts, or

(c) to remove a member of either House from the Parliamentary precincts, or

(d) to prevent a member of either House from entering the Parliamentary precincts.

(3) Nothing in this Act affects the extent (if any) to which a function of police officers (other than a function under this Act) is exercisable in relation to the Parliamentary precincts or the Parliamentary zone. It is intended that such functions will be the subject of a memorandum of understanding referred to in section 27.