Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Offences and Penalties
33. Evidence of proceedings in Parliament or committee not to be given without leave
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Member
“Member” means a Member of Parliament and shall, where the context so admits, include the Speaker;
Such special leave may be given after a dissolution or during a recess or adjournment by the Speaker or, in his absence or other incapacity, by the Clerk.
Speaker
“Speaker” means the Speaker and, in his absence, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and includes any other Member when such other Member is presiding at a sitting of Parliament or a committee of the whole Parliament;