Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00842:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00842
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 68355–69067

7  Protection to Commissioners etc.
 (1) Every such Commissioner shall in the exercise of his or her duty as Commissioner have the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
 (2) Every witness summoned to attend or appearing before the Commission shall have the same protection, and shall in addition to the penalties provided by this Act be subject to the same liabilities in any civil or criminal proceeding, as a witness in any case tried in the High Court.
 (3) A legal practitioner assisting a Commission or appearing on behalf of a person at a hearing before a Commission has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.