Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In exercising powers or performing functions under paragraph 15(1AA)(c) and subsection 15(1AAA), or assisting in exercising those powers or performing those functions, a complaint handler has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(2) In authorising a person or body under subsection 15(1AAB), the Chief Justice has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(3) A witness requested to attend, or appearing, before a complaint handler handling a complaint has the same protection, and is subject to the same liabilities in a proceeding, as a witness in a case tried by the High Court.
(4) A lawyer assisting, or appearing on behalf of a person
before, a complaint handler handling a complaint has the same protection and
immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the
High Court.