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Ombudsman Act 1973
18RProtection of legal practitioners and witnesses at compulsory appearances
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18R Protection of legal practitioners and witnesses at compulsory appearances
(1) This section applies to a compulsory appearance.
(2) A legal practitioner representing the person appearing or assisting the presiding officer at the appearance has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner has in representing a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.
(3) The person appearing has the same protection and immunity as a witness has in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.
S. 18S inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 163.