Removal of people
9 Removal of people
The Speaker may direct a person who is not a member—
to leave the Assembly precincts; or
not to enter the Assembly precincts.
The Speaker may arrange for the removal or exclusion from the Assembly precincts of a person given a direction under subsection (1) using any necessary and reasonable force and assistance.
The Speaker, or a person acting under the Speaker’s direction, does not incur civil or criminal liability for an act or omission done honestly and without negligence under this section.
A civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to the Speaker, or a person acting under the direction of the Speaker, attaches instead to the Territory.
The Speaker may delegate the Speaker’s functions under this section to—
the clerk of the Legislative Assembly; or
a member of staff of the Office of the Legislative Assembly who has an employment classification of senior officer grade C or above, or an equivalent classification; or
a member of staff of the Office of the Legislative Assembly who is responsible for the security of the Legislative Assembly.
Note For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.4.
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