1983 BILL 235 First Session, 20th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 235

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALBERTA EVIDENCE ACT MR. GOGO First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent 4 ft 'fl* * •! • r V Ar%/

Bill 235 Mr. Go go BILL 235 1983

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALBERTA EVIDENCE ACT (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: / The Alberta Evidence Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 35: 35.1(1) Where a person is caUed as a witness he shall not be required to give evidence as to the existence or subject matter of any communication whether oral, written or otherwise recorded and howsoever delivered or transmitted, between him and a mem­ ber of the Legislative Assembly, if the subject matter of the communication relates to the role of the member as member of the Legislative Assembly.

(2) Where a member of the Legislative Assembly is called as a witness, he shall not be required to give evidence as to the existence or subject matter of any communication whether oral, written or otherwise recorded and howsoever delivered or trans­ mitted, between him and any person, if the subject matter of the communication relates to the role of the member as member of the Legislative Assembly. 35.2(1) Where a member of the Legislative Assembly is called as a witness and has in his possession a letter written by him or received by him, or a copy of it, and the subject matter of the letter relates to his role as member of the Legislative Assembly, the letter or copy is privileged and the member shall not be required to produce it or give evidence as to its contents.

(2) Where a person is called as a witness and has in his pos­ session a letter written by him to or received by him from a member of the Legislative Assembly, or a copy of it, and the subject matter of the letter relates to the role of the member as a member of the Legislative Assembly, the letter or copy is privileged and the person shall not be required to produce it or give evidence as to its contents.

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

Chapter A-21 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Provides for communications with M.L.A.s to be privdeged.

(3) In this

section "letter" includes a communication which is written or recorded by any means. In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 235,

An Act to Amend the Alberta Evidence Act