TY - BOOK TI - The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Senate Committee of Privileges SN - 064225107x AV - KD219.A8.4 P37P 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - S.l. : PB - The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, KW - Legislative bodies -- Australia KW - Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia -- Committee KW - Senate Committee of Provileges -- Australia -- Rules of procedure N1 - Privilege 1901-1987 -- The meaning of privilege -- Scope of the report -- Privilege 1901-1987 -- House of Representatives Committee of Privileges -- The establishment of the Senate Committee of Privileges -- Reports 1971-1987 -- Unauthorised disclosure of committee report -- Claims executive privilege -- Security measures at Parliament House -- Unparliamentary language used in debate -- Detention and harassment of senators -- Improper disclosure of in camera eviedence and of proposed -- amendment to bill -- Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 and Senate privilege resolutions Passage of the Parliamentary Privileges Act and Senate privilege resolutions -- Summary and discussion of privilege resolutions -- Raising matters of privilege -- Criteria for determining contempt -- committee of Privileges proceedings -- Matters constituting contempts -- Findings of the punishments for contempt -- Right of reply -- Other resolutions -- Privilege 1988-1996: right - of - reply matters -- Introduction -- Method od operation -- Reports 1988-1996 -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- Privilege 1988-1996: an analysis of contempt matters -- Introduction -- Scope of privilege -- Improper obstruction of senators or committees -- Possible false or misleading evidence be fore committees -- Unauthorised disclosure of proceedings or documents of committees -- Possible improper interference with witnesses -- Conclusion ... ER -