9. Exemption from certain duties

Terms defined in s 2

• committee

  committee

  Defined · s 2

  “committee” means a committee of the whole Parliament, or any sessional, select, or other committee of Parliament;

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• court

  court

  Defined · s 2

  “court” includes an Industrial Arbitration Court established, and any board of inquiry appointed, under the Industrial Relations Act 1960;

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• Member

  Member

  Defined · s 2

  “Member” means a Member of Parliament and shall, where the context so admits, include the Speaker;

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• officer of Parliament

  officer of Parliament

  Defined · s 2

  “officer of Parliament” means the Clerk or any Assistant Clerk of Parliament, the Serjeant‑at‑Arms and such other officers or persons as may be appointed to the staff of Parliament, and includes any person employed temporarily in Parliament and any police officer acting under the orders of the Speaker, the Clerk or the Serjeant‑at‑Arms;

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• Parliament

  Parliament

  Defined · s 2

  “Parliament” includes a committee and, where the context so admits, the place or places appointed under Article 64(2) of the Constitution for holding sessions of Parliament;

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• Speaker

  Speaker

  Defined · s 2

  “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;

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