CTHIn ForceAct
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
200Protection of members and persons giving evidence
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 200
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
200 Protection of members and persons giving evidence
(1) A person who is a member of the panel conducting a hearing has in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the panel the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(2) A lawyer appearing before the ACMA at a hearing as the representative of another person has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.
(3) A person who is summoned to appear at a hearing, or a person who gives evidence or produces documents at an investigation by the ACMA or a hearing, has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the High Court.