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215 Protection of Commissioners, members of staff, Australian legal practitioners and witnesses
(1) A Commissioner has, in the performance of their functions as a Commissioner, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme Court has in the performance of their duties as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2) A member of staff of a Commission of Inquiry has, in the performance of their functions as a member of staff of a Commission of Inquiry, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme Court has in the performance of their duties as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(3) An Australian legal practitioner representing a person in a proceeding at a Commission of Inquiry has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner has in representing a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.
(4) A person who gives information or evidence, or produces a document or other thing, to the Commission of Inquiry has the same protection and immunity as a witness has in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.