New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsSection 171R (Commissioner, Council etc as witness) of the Legal Profession Act 1987 does not apply to proceedings for an offence under this Act.
Note: The section of the Legal Profession Act 1987 referred to here makes members of the Council and Tribunal under that Act (and certain other persons) not competent and not compellable to give evidence in legal proceedings. There is an exception for proceedings for an offence under the 1923 Act. Section 35 extends this exception to include proceedings for an offence under this Act.