106FProtection of Committee members, representatives and witnesses at hearings

106F Protection of Committee members, representatives and witnesses at hearings

(1) A Committee member has, in the performance of his or her duties, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court. (2) A person appearing at a hearing on behalf of another person has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court. (3) A person appearing at a hearing as a witness has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, as a witness in proceedings in the High Court. (4) An action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, does not lie against a person who, without giving evidence at a hearing, gives a document to the Committee in his or her capacity as a consultant to the Committee.