A member of the Legislative Council (and by extension, any member of an Australian Parliament) is a 'public officer' for the purposes of the common law offence of wilful misconduct in public office. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to try such charges, which do not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the parliamentary chamber. Parliamentary privilege under Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 does not prevent prosecution where the indictment does not concern proceedings in Parliament. The elements of the offence as formulated in R v Quach, including the 'connected to' limb, are endorsed.
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