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Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
33Protection of legal practitioners and witnesses
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33 Protection of legal practitioners and witnesses
(1) A legal practitioner representing a witness at an examination or a legal practitioner assisting the Chief Examiner in the examination, has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner has in representing a party in proceedings in the Supreme Court.
(2) A person appearing as a witness at an examination before the Chief Examiner has the same protection and immunity as a witness has in proceedings in the Supreme Court.