Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00498:section:65
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00498
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 65
Character Range: 65343–66245

65  Protection of members, witnesses and lawyers
 (1) A member has, in the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a member, the same protection and immunity that a member of a House of the Parliament has in relation to the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a committee of a House of the Parliament.
 (2) Subject to this Act, a person who:
 (a) is required to:
 (i) appear at a hearing of a Commission; or
 (ii) produce a document or other thing;
  under a notice given under section 25; or
 (b) is appearing as a witness at a hearing of a Commission;
has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.
 (3) Counsel assisting a Commission, or a lawyer representing a person at a hearing of a Commission, has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.