Home / Record laws Bill of Rights, article 9 1
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Subject Freedom of speech in Parliament What it says Freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament 1 Source legislation.gov.uk 1 Parliamentary Papers Act 1840, section 2 2
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Subject Copies of parliamentary papers What it says A defendant may lay the report and the copy before the court with an affidavit of correctness, and the court shall stay the proceedings 2 Source legislation.gov.uk 2 Parliamentary Papers Act 1840, section 3 2
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Subject Extracts and abstracts What it says A defendant may show an extract or abstract was published bona fide and without malice, and if the jury agrees a verdict of not guilty is entered 2 Source legislation.gov.uk 2 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 1 3
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Subject Reports of legislatures What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate report of proceedings in public of a legislature anywhere in the world 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 2 3
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Subject Reports of courts What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate report of proceedings in public before a court anywhere in the world 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 3 3
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Subject Reports of public inquiries What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate report of proceedings in public of a person appointed to hold a public inquiry by a government or legislature anywhere in the world 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 4 3
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Subject Reports of international bodies What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate report of proceedings in public of an international organisation or international conference 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 7 3
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Subject Copies of official publications What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate copy of or extract from matter published by or on the authority of a government or legislature anywhere in the world 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 8 3
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Subject Copies of international publications What it says Qualified privilege for a fair and accurate copy of or extract from matter published by an international organisation or international conference 3 Source legislation.gov.uk 3 Defamation Act 2013, section 7 4
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Subject Amendments to privilege What it says Amends the 1996 Act, including substituting public interest for public concern in section 15(3) and replacing paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 4 Source legislation.gov.uk 4 Parliament of Canada Act, section 6 5
Jurisdiction Canada
Subject Journals as evidence What it says A printed copy of the journals of either House is admitted as evidence without proof that it was printed by order of the House 5 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 5 Parliament of Canada Act, section 7 5
Jurisdiction Canada
Subject Publications by authority of a House What it says A defendant may produce a certificate from the Speaker or Clerk, after 24 hours notice, for a publication made by or under the authority of the Senate or House of Commons 5 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 5 Parliament of Canada Act, section 8 5
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Subject Copies What it says A defendant may produce the original and the copy with an affidavit verifying the correctness of the copy 5 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 5 Parliament of Canada Act, section 9 5
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Subject Extracts and abstracts What it says A defendant may show an extract or abstract was published in good faith and without malice 5 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 5 Official Languages Act, section 4(1) and (2) 6
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Subject Languages of debate What it says English and French are the official languages of Parliament, and simultaneous interpretation facilities must be available 6 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 6 Official Languages Act, section 4(3) 6
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Subject Official reports What it says Everything in official reports is reported in the language in which it was said, with a translation into the other official language 6 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 6 Official Languages Act, section 5 6
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Subject Journals and records What it says The journals and other records of Parliament are made, kept, printed and published in both official languages 6 Source Justice Laws Website (Canada) 6 Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987, section 10 7
Jurisdiction Australia
Subject Reports of proceedings What it says Defence to defamation for a fair and accurate report of proceedings of a House or committee published without adopting its substance 7 Source Federal Register of Legislation (Australia) 7 Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987, section 13 7
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Subject In camera evidence What it says Publishing or disclosing in camera evidence without the authority of a House or committee is barred 7 Source Federal Register of Legislation (Australia) 7 Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987, section 16 7
Jurisdiction Australia
Subject Use of proceedings in court What it says Applies article 9 of the Bill of Rights and bars using proceedings in Parliament in court to question their truth, motive, intention or good faith 7 Source Federal Register of Legislation (Australia) 7 Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977, section 3 8
Jurisdiction India
Subject Press reports What it says No civil or criminal liability for a substantially true newspaper report of proceedings of either House, except where malice is proved or the matter is not for the public good 8 Source Tripura High Court 8 Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977, section 4 8
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Subject Broadcasts What it says Applies the Act to reports broadcast by wireless telegraphy 8 Source Tripura High Court 8 Lok Sabha Rule 379 9
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Subject Full report What it says The Secretary-General causes a full report of the proceedings of the House to be prepared 9 Source Lok Sabha Secretariat 9 Lok Sabha Rules 380 and 381 9
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Subject Expunction What it says The Speaker may expunge defamatory, indecent, unparliamentary or undignified words, marked by asterisks and the footnote Expunged as ordered by the Chair 9 Source Lok Sabha Secretariat 9 Lok Sabha Rules 248 to 252 9
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Subject Secret sittings What it says Only the Speaker may cause a report of a secret sitting to be issued, and no other person present may keep a note or record 9 Source Lok Sabha Secretariat 9 Rajya Sabha Rules 260 to 262 10
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Subject Full report and expunction What it says A full report of each meeting is prepared and published as soon as practicable, and expunged words are marked by asterisks and a footnote 10 Source Rajya Sabha Secretariat 10 National Assembly Standing Order 248 11
Jurisdiction Kenya
Subject Hansard reports What it says Verbatim report of House proceedings within 48 hours and of committees taking evidence within 72 hours. Members may correct drafts but not the substance 11 Source National Assembly of Kenya 11 National Assembly Standing Order 249 11
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Subject Secret or personal matters What it says The Speaker may exclude secret or purely personal matter, kept in a separate verbatim report for Members only 11 Source National Assembly of Kenya 11 28 U.S.C. 753(b) 12
Jurisdiction United States
Subject Court reporting What it says Proceedings recorded verbatim. A certified transcript is deemed prima facie a correct statement of the testimony and proceedings 12 Source Legal Information Institute 12 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(e) 13
Jurisdiction United States
Subject Correcting the record on appeal What it says Differences about whether the record truly discloses what occurred are settled by the district court and the record conformed 13 Source Legal Information Institute 13 House rule XVII, clause 8, as described in House Practice 16
Jurisdiction United States
Subject Congressional Record What it says Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by permission or order of the House 16 Civil Procedure Rule 40.12 14
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Subject Slip rule What it says The court may at any time correct an accidental slip or omission in a judgment or order 14 Practice Direction 40E, paragraphs 2 and 3 15
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Subject Draft judgments What it says Drafts go to legal representatives in confidence, and proposed corrections go to the judge's clerk 15 Nothing matches. Clear the search or pick another filter.
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Sources legislation.gov.uk: Bill of Rights (1688) legislation.gov.uk: Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 legislation.gov.uk: Defamation Act 1996, Schedule 1 legislation.gov.uk: Defamation Act 2013, section 7, Reports etc protected by privilege Justice Laws Website (Canada): Parliament of Canada Act Justice Laws Website (Canada): Official Languages Act Federal Register of Legislation (Australia): Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987, compilation as in force on 21 October 2016 Tripura High Court: The Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977 Lok Sabha Secretariat: Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Seventeenth Edition (May 2024) Rajya Sabha Secretariat: Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), Ninth Edition (Reprint February 2024) National Assembly of Kenya: Standing Orders (7th Edition) Legal Information Institute: 28 U.S. Code 753, Reporters Legal Information Institute: Rule 10, The Record on Appeal, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Justice UK: Part 40, Judgments, Orders, Sale of Land etc., Civil Procedure Rules Justice UK: Practice Direction 40E, Reserved Judgments, Civil Procedure Rules GovInfo: House Practice, A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House, Chapter 15, Congressional Record 