64Protection of representatives, witnesses and relevant Commission officers

#### 64 Protection of representatives, witnesses and relevant Commission officers 64 Protection of representatives, witnesses and relevant Commission officers > > (1) An Australian legal practitioner, or any other person appearing before the Commission on behalf of a party in any proceedings, has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the Supreme Court. > > > (2) Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or appearing before the Commission as a witness has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, as a witness in proceedings in the Supreme Court. > > > (3) Any thing done or omitted to be done by a relevant Commission officer in exercising the functions conferred or imposed on the relevant Commission officer by or under this or any other Act does not, if the thing was done or omitted to be done in good faith, subject the relevant Commission officer personally to any action, liability, claim or demand. > > > > Note. > > > > See also clause 4 of Schedule 2 with respect to the protections and immunities of members of the Commission when exercising their functions. > > > (4) Any liability that would attach to a person were it not for the operation of subsection (3) attaches instead to the Crown. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > barrister has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a).