Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 301

301 Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses

(1) A member of the panel 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 panel for someone else has the same protection and immunity as a barrister appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.

(3) A person given a witness requirement notice to attend or appearing before the panel as a witness has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.