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National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
50Protection of Commissioner and witnesses
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#### 50 Protection of Commissioner and witnesses
(1) A Commissioner has, in the performance of his or her duties as a Commissioner, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(2) Subject to this Act, a person appearing as a witness at an inquiry has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, in any civil or criminal proceedings as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.