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Biological Control Act 1984
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46 Protection of Commissioners and witnesses
(1) A Commissioner has, in the performance of the duties of a Commissioner, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court. (2) Subject to this Act, a person appearing before a Commission as a witness at an inquiry has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, in any civil or criminal proceedings as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.