16Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in proceedings in courts of participating States

16 Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in proceedings in courts of participating States

(1)  A judge or other person presiding at or otherwise taking part in a proceeding of a recognised court has, in connection with evidence being taken or submissions being received by audio link or audio visual link from a person in Tasmania, the same privileges, protection and immunity as a judge of the Supreme Court.

(2)  [Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] A person appearing as an Australian legal practitioner in a proceeding of a recognised court has, in connection with evidence being taken or submissions being received by audio link or audio visual link from a person in Tasmania, the same protection and immunity as an Australian legal practitioner has in appearing for a party in a proceeding before the Supreme Court.

(3)  A person appearing as a witness in a proceeding of a recognised court by audio link or audio visual link from Tasmania has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.