Section 14
Witnesses may be examined on oath or affirmation
of Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962
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Section 14
Parliament or a committee may —
(a)
require that any facts, matters and things relating to the subject of inquiry before Parliament or the committee be verified or otherwise ascertained by the oral examination of witnesses; and
(b)
cause the witnesses to be examined upon oath, or if the witnesses so desire, upon affirmation, which the Speaker or the Clerk or the chairman of the committee or the clerk to the committee may administer.