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MAJOR CRIME (INVESTIGATIVE POWERS) ACT 2004 (NO 79 OF 2004) - SECT 127

New section 107A inserted

After section 107 of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 insert —

        "107A.     Protection of legal practitioners and witnesses

    (1)     A legal practitioner representing a person in an investigation by the Ombudsman or the Director under Part 5 or 7, or a legal practitioner assisting the Ombudsman or the Director in the investigation, has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner has in representing a party in proceedings in the Supreme Court.

    (2)     A person appearing as a witness in an investigation by the Ombudsman or the Director under Part 5 or 7 has the same protection and immunity as a witness has in proceedings in the Supreme Court.".


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