What is effective repetition?
1.9 There is no question that a member of parliament who walks outside the chamber or committee room and repeats an utterance made inside is no longer immune from the ordinary laws of defamation. But what is the situation where that member acknowledges or affirms, but does not repeat, words uttered under the protection of parliamentary privilege? Courts in recent years have had cause to consider the following cases: • A member of parliament made certain remarks in parliament about a person and his remarks were reported in the press. Some time later, asked about his remarks in a radio interview and press conference, and whether he would apologise to the person concerned, the member said that he would not apologise and that he stood by what he said in parliament.[11] • A member of parliament made statements in parliament imputing impropriety to a person. Interviewed on radio and television about the remarks, the member said he was not going to allege anything except for the statements he
