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.
Police Administration Act 1978 59 (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.