Cross-border Justice Act 2009
85Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in
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85 Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in (1) A magistrate of a prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction: (a) hearing or determining in the Territory a cross-border proceeding of the other jurisdiction; or (b) exercising in the Territory the cross-border jurisdiction of the court or a power of the court for that jurisdiction; has the same privileges, protection and immunity as a Supreme Court Judge has in the performance of duties as a Judge. (2) A person appearing in the Territory as a legal practitioner in a cross-border proceeding of a prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner appearing in a proceeding in the Supreme Court. (3) A person appearing in the Territory as a witness in a cross-border proceeding of a prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction has the same protection as a witness appearing in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.
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