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A person commits an offence if the person: | A person commits an offence if the person: | ||
:(a) is declared incapable under this Division to sit as a member of a House of the Parliament on any day; and | :<span id="para"></span>(a) is declared incapable under this Division to sit as a member of a House of the Parliament on any day; and | ||
:(b) sits or votes in any parliamentary body, or exercises or claims any privilege or immunity of a member of a parliamentary body on that day. | :<span id="parb"></span>(b) sits or votes in any parliamentary body, or exercises or claims any privilege or immunity of a member of a parliamentary body on that day. | ||
Sanction: $20 | Sanction: $20 | ||
= Relevant note from the Explanatory Memorandum = | = Relevant note from the Explanatory Memorandum = | ||
150. This section | 150. This section provides for a nominal pecuniary sanction of $20 for persons who sit as a member of a House of the Parliament if not qualified to do so. The intention of this provision is to encourage persons who hold themselves out to be members of a House to ensure they are not aware of any disqualification from sitting as a member. | ||
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Sanction for sitting when disqualified
A person commits an offence if the person:
- (a) is declared incapable under this Division to sit as a member of a House of the Parliament on any day; and
- (b) sits or votes in any parliamentary body, or exercises or claims any privilege or immunity of a member of a parliamentary body on that day.
Sanction: $20
Relevant note from the Explanatory Memorandum
150. This section provides for a nominal pecuniary sanction of $20 for persons who sit as a member of a House of the Parliament if not qualified to do so. The intention of this provision is to encourage persons who hold themselves out to be members of a House to ensure they are not aware of any disqualification from sitting as a member.