Section 16 Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act 2017

Section 16 of the Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act 2017 is about Restriction on evidence as to certain matters. It provides as follows:

No evidence relating to –

(a) debates or other proceeding in a Legislative House,

(b) the contents of the minutes of evidence taken or any document laid before a Committee of a Legislative House or any proceeding or examination held before any such Committee, by any member or officer of the House or any shorthand-writer employed to take minutes of any such evidence or proceeding or, in respect of any of the matters specified in this paragraph of this section, by any person who was a witness before the Committee, shall not be admissible in any proceeding before a court or person authorised by law to take evidence unless the Court or person is satisfied that permission has been given by the President, Speaker or the Chairman of the Committee as the case may require for such evidence to be given.