153Protection of members of Boards of Inquiry, witnesses, etc

153 Protection of members of Boards of Inquiry, witnesses, etc (1) An action or proceeding, civil or criminal, does not lie against a person who is a Chairman or member of a Board of Inquiry for or in respect of any act or thing done in good faith by the person in his capacity as such a Chairman or member. (2) A legal practitioner representing a party to a proceeding before a Board of Inquiry has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court. (3) Subject to this Part: (a) a person summoned to attend or appearing before a Board of Inquiry to give evidence at a proceeding; or (b) a person, other than a legal practitioner, representing a party at the hearing of a proceeding before a Board of Inquiry; has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Part, subject to the same liabilities, in any civil or criminal proceedings, as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.