HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 106F Protection of Committee members, representatives and witnesses at hearings
HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 106F
Protection of Committee members, representatives and witnesses at hearings(1) A Committee member has, in the performance of his or her duties, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(2) A person appearing at a hearing on behalf of another person has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.
(3) A person appearing at a hearing as a witness has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.
(4) An action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, does not
lie against a person who, without giving evidence at a hearing, gives a
document to the Committee in his or her capacity as a consultant to the
Committee.