Chapter 8, Part 5 · Art. 118
Public access and participation
- Parliament must conduct its business openly, and its sittings and committee sittings are held in public.
Art. 118(1)(a)
(a) conduct its business in an open manner, and its sittings and those of its committees shall be in public; and
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Art. 118(1)(b)
(b) facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of Parliament and its committees.
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Art. 118(2)
(2) Parliament may not exclude the public, or any media, from any sitting unless in exceptional circumstances the relevant Speaker has determined that there are justifiable reasons for the exclusion.
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- Parliament meets in public, and people can take part.
Art. 118(1)
(1) Parliament shall— (a) conduct its business in an open manner, and its sittings and those of its committees shall be in public; and (b) facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of Parliament and its committees.
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