Parliamentary Procedure

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Parliamentary Procedure

• September 20, 2007

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Parliamentary Privilege/Immunity

• Purpose Legislators can perform function without
  interference from courts and Crown (reinforce
  separation of functions/powers?)
• Often means legal exemption from duty, burden to
  which others are subject (rule of law?)
• Based in necessity, evaluated historically
  applies differently to different categories (Vaid
  )

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Some results of Legislative autonomy

• Bacon
• Arbitrary law-making protected by the ballot box
  (Distinguish from Roncarelli ?)
• Turner
• Allegation that Parliament misled into enacting
  law is not justiciable, law valid, though tainted
  process
• Wells
• Rule of law means government can abrogate rights
  only where clear language, cannot rely on
  separation of powers as justification.