12. A person who is or has been a member of an approved committee is not compellable—
(a) to produce before a court, tribunal, board or person any document in his or her possession or under his or her control that was created by, at the request of or solely for the purposes of such a committee; or
(b) to divulge or communicate to a court, tribunal, board or person any matter or thing that came to the person's notice in his or her capacity as such a member.