212Protection of witnesses etc at board hearings

212 Protection of witnesses etc at board hearings (1) A lawyer representing an offender, or someone else representing an offender with the board’s consent, at a hearing of the board for an inquiry has the same protection as a barrister has in appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court. (2) A witness at a hearing for an inquiry before the board has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.