Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ACT CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2008 - SECT 41A

    (1)     A lawyer or anyone else appearing before the tribunal for a party has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.

    (2)     A person appearing as a witness before the tribunal—

        (a)     has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court; and

        (b)     in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, is subject to the same liabilities as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.