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JUDICIAL OFFICERS ACT 1986 - SECT 25

Powers of Conduct Division concerning evidence

25 Powers of Conduct Division concerning evidence

(1) For the purposes of a hearing in connection with a complaint--
(a) the Conduct Division and the Chairperson have the functions, protections and immunities conferred by the Royal Commissions Act 1923 on commissioners and the chairman of a commission appointed under that Act, and
(b) that Act, with any necessary adaptations, applies to any witness summoned by or appearing before the Division in the same way as it applies to a witness summoned by or appearing before a commissioner under that Act.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to and in respect of the Conduct Division and the Chairperson whether or not the Chairperson is a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference in that subsection to the Royal Commissions Act 1923 does not include a reference to section 13, 15 (1) or 17 (4) of that Act.



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