27Protection of members represented as witnesses at inquiry

27 Protection of members represented as witnesses at inquiry

(1) A member of a committee has, in the performance of his or her duties connected with an inquiry, the same protection and immunity as a Justice in the High Court. (2) A person appearing at an inquiry by a committee on behalf of another person has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in the High Court. (3) A person appearing at an inquiry by a committee as a witness has the same protection as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.