Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993/1994-07-22/Chapter 4

Powers, privileges and immunities of Parliament and benefits of members

55. (1) Parliament shall have full power to control, regulate and dispose of its internal affairs, and shall have all such other powers, privileges and immunities as may, subject to this Constitution, be prescribed by an Act of Parliament.

(2) Subject to the rules and orders there shall be freedom of speech and debate in or before Parliament and any committee thereof, and such freedom shall not be impeached or questioned in any court.

(3) A member of Parliament shall not be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings, arrest, imprisonment or damages by reason of anything which he or she has said, produced or submitted in or before or to Parliament or any committee thereof or by reason of anything which may have been revealed as a result of what he or she has said, produced or submitted in or before or to Parliament or any committee thereof.

(4) There shall, subject to section 207(2), be paid out of and as a charge on the National Revenue Fund to a member of the National Assembly or the Senate such remuneration and allowances as may be prescribed by or determined under an Act of Parliament.