12Right of appearance

#### 12 Right of appearance 12 Right of appearance > > (1) Any counsel or solicitor appointed by the Crown to assist a Special Commission may appear before the Special Commission. > > > (2) Where at a Special Commission it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that any person is substantially and directly interested in any subject-matter of the inquiry, or that the person’s conduct in relation to any such matter has been challenged to the person’s detriment, the Commissioner may authorise the person to appear before the Special Commission, and may allow the person to be represented by counsel or solicitor. > > > (3) Any counsel or solicitor so appointed and any person so authorised or the person’s counsel or solicitor may, with the leave of the Commissioner, examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter which the Commissioner deems relevant to the Special Commission, and any witness so examined or cross-examined shall have the same protection and be subject to the same liabilities as if examined by the Commissioner.