Australasian Parliamentary Review JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN STUDY OF PARLIAMENT GROUP Editors Colleen Lewis Isla Macphail Special Issue: Parliament and the Law Dimensions to Parliamentary Privilege The Ethic of Mutual Respect and the Importance of Independence SPRING/SUMMER 2015 • VOL 30 NO 2 • RRP $A35 AUSTRALASIAN STUDY OF PARLIAMENT GROUP (ASPG) AND THE AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW (APR) APR is the official journal of ASPG which was formed in 1978 for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating research, writing and teaching about parliamentary institutions in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific (see back page for Notes to Contributors to the journal and details of AGPS membership, which includes a subscription to APR). To know more about the ASPG, including its Executive membership and its Chapters, go to www.aspg.org.au Australasian Parliamentary Review Editor: Dr Colleen Lewis,
[email protected] Editorial Board Dr Peter Aimer, University of Auckland Dr Paul Reynolds, Parliament of Queensland Dr David Clune, University of Sydney Kirsten Robinson, Parliament of Western Australia Dr Ken Coghill, Monash University Kevin Rozzoli, University of Sydney Prof. Brian Costar, Swinburne University of Technology Prof. Cheryl Saunders, University of Melbourne Dr Jennifer Curtin, University of Auckland Emeritus Prof. Marian Sawer, Australian Dr Gareth Griffith, NSW Parliamentary Library National University Prof. John Halligan, University of Canberra Emeritus Prof. Roger Scott, University of Queensland Assoc. Prof. Graham Hassall, Victoria University Prof. Marian Simms, Deakin University of Wellington Dr Robyn Smith, Parliament of the Northern Territory Dr Richard Herr, University of Tasmania Dr Rodney Smith, University of Sydney Dr Michael Hogan, University of Sydney Dr David Solomon, Queensland Prof.