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Clause 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.