Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 206

206 Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses

(1) A member of the board of inquiry has, in the performance of the member’s duties, the same protection and immunity as a Supreme Court judge performing the functions of a judge.

(2) A lawyer or other person appearing before the inquiry for someone has the same protection and immunity as a lawyer appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.

(3) A person summoned to attend or appearing before the inquiry as a witness has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.