sec.77Protection and immunity for costs assessors and account assessors

### sec.77 Protection and immunity for costs assessors and account assessors In performing the functions of a costs assessor or an account assessor, a costs assessor or an account assessor has the same protection and immunity as a Supreme Court judge performing a judicial function. A party appearing in an assessment has the same protection and immunity as the party would have if the assessment were a proceeding being heard before the Supreme Court. A witness attending in an assessment has the same protection and immunity as a witness attending before the Supreme Court. A document produced at, or used for, an assessment has the same protection during the assessment as it would have if produced before the Supreme Court. In this section— party includes a party’s lawyer or agent. s 77 amd 2020 No. 15 s 20 (sec.77-ssec.1) In performing the functions of a costs assessor or an account assessor, a costs assessor or an account assessor has the same protection and immunity as a Supreme Court judge performing a judicial function. (sec.77-ssec.2) A party appearing in an assessment has the same protection and immunity as the party would have if the assessment were a proceeding being heard before the Supreme Court. (sec.77-ssec.3) A witness attending in an assessment has the same protection and immunity as a witness attending before the Supreme Court. (sec.77-ssec.4) A document produced at, or used for, an assessment has the same protection during the assessment as it would have if produced before the Supreme Court. (sec.77-ssec.5) In this section— party includes a party’s lawyer or agent.