Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141:section:293
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 293
Character Range: 352881–354091

293  Protection and immunity

Tribunal personnel
 (1) Each of the following has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court:
 (a) a member, in the performance of the member's duties;
 (b) the Principal Registrar, in the performance of the Principal Registrar's duties under Part 3 (starting a review), Part 4 (proceedings), Part 5 (guidance and appeals panel), Part 6 (proceedings in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area) or Part 7 (appeals and references of questions of law to Federal Court);
 (c) an authorised person, in the performance of the person's duties as an authorised person;
 (d) a person conducting a dispute resolution process under this Act, in conducting the dispute resolution process.

Representatives
 (2) A legal practitioner or other person appearing before the Tribunal on behalf of a party has the same protection and immunity as a barrister appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.

Witnesses
 (3) Subject to this Act, a person appearing before the Tribunal to give evidence has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.