Commonwealth Numbered Acts

JUDICIAL MISBEHAVIOUR AND INCAPACITY (PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS) ACT 2012 (NO. 188, 2012) - SECT 65

             (1)  A member has, in the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a member, the same protection and immunity that a member of a House of the Parliament has in relation to the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of a committee of a House of the Parliament.

             (2)  Subject to this Act, a person who:

                     (a)  is required to:

                              (i)  appear at a hearing of a Commission; or

                             (ii)  produce a document or other thing;

                            under a notice given under section 25; or

                     (b)  is appearing as a witness at a hearing of a Commission;

has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.

             (3)  Counsel assisting a Commission, or a lawyer representing a person at a hearing of a Commission, has the same protection and immunity as a witness before a committee of a House of the Parliament.