[SCH CON 72] Petitions, public access and participation72 

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(1) Parliament must—
  • (a)conduct its business in an open manner, and hold its sittings and those of its committees, in public; and
  • (b)facilitate public participation in the legislative and other processes of Parliament and its committees.
(2) Parliament and its committees may not exclude the public, including any media, from any sitting unless, in exceptional circumstances, the Speaker has ordered the exclusion of the public on grounds that are reasonable and justifiable.