48CProtection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators

48C Protection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators S. 48C(1) amended by No. 47/2010 s. 85. (1) A special referee, mediator or arbitrator to whom a civil proceeding, part of a civil proceeding or question arising in a civil proceeding is referred under this Act and the Rules or under the **Civil Procedure Act 2010** has, in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the reference, the same protection and immunity as a judge of the Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a judge. S. 48C(2) amended by No. 50/2011 s. 46(Sch. item 4). (2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in the **Commercial Arbitration Act 2011**. S. 48CA inserted by No. 26/2012 s. 16. 48CA Protection of assessors An assessor called in for assistance in a proceeding under section 48A has, in the performance of his or her duties as an assessor in the proceeding, the same protection and immunity as a judge of the Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a judge. S. 48D inserted by No. 47/2010 s. 86.