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Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012
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#### 65 Protection of members, witnesses and lawyers
(1) A member has, in the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a member, the same protection and immunity that a member of a House of the Parliament has in relation to the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a committee of a House of the Parliament.
(2) Subject to this Act, a person who:
(a) is required to:
(i) appear at a hearing of a Commission; or
(ii) produce a document or other thing;
under a notice given under section 25; or
(b) is appearing as a witness at a hearing of a Commission;
has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.
(3) Counsel assisting a Commission, or a lawyer representing a person at a hearing of a Commission, has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.