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Police Administration Act 1978
101Protection of members, parties and witnesses
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101 Protection of members, parties and witnesses
(1) A member of an Appeal Board has, in the performance of the
member's duty as a member, the same protection as a Supreme
Court Judge.
(2) A legal practitioner or other person appearing before an Appeal
Board has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner
has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the Supreme Court.
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(3) Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or a person
appearing before an Appeal Board as a witness 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 Supreme Court.