Section 10 — Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Parliamentary privilege preserved

(1) This Act does not affect the law relating to the privileges of any Australian Parliament or any House of any Australian Parliament.

(2) In particular, subsection 15(2) does not affect, and is in addition to, the law relating to such privileges.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 8 — Operation of other Acts etc.
s 8A — Application of the Criminal Code
s 9 — Effect of Act on other laws
s 11 — General powers of a court
s 12 — Competence and compellability
s 13 — Competence: lack of capacity

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