NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

          COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS (IMMUNITIES) ACT 2008

                         AS IN FORCE AT 16 JULY 2008

                             Table of provisions



1     Short title      1

2     Commencement     1

3     Definitions      1

4     Immunities for persons exercising judicial powers, powers as members
         of administrative tribunals or ancillary powers 2

5     Immunities for witnesses and representatives 2

6     Non-derogation from other Acts and the common law  2

7     Regulations      3

ENDNOTES

                       northern territory of australia

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   This reprint shows the Act as in force at 16 July 2008.  Any amendments
               that commence after that date are not included.
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          COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS (IMMUNITIES) ACT 2008


  AN ACT TO CONFER IMMUNITIES FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY ON MEMBERS
   AND OFFICERS OF COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS AND ON PERSONS WHO
    PARTICIPATE IN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS

1     Short title

         This Act may be cited as the Courts  and  Administrative  Tribunals
         (Immunities) Act 2008.

2     Commencement

         This Act commences on  the  date  fixed  by  the  Administrator  by
         Gazette notice.

3     Definitions

         In this Act:

         act includes an omission.

         administrative tribunal means a body or person (other than a court)
         vested under the law of the  Territory  with  power  to  conduct  a
         hearing to resolve, or to make recommendations  on  the  resolution
         of,  any  administrative,  quasi-judicial  or  other  question  and
         includes  a  body  or  person  classified  by  regulation   as   an
         administrative tribunal but does  not  include  a  body  or  person
         excluded by regulation from the ambit of this definition.

         ancillary officer, of a court or administrative tribunal,  means  a
         person (other than a member) who carries  out  ancillary  functions
         for the court or administrative tribunal.

         court means a body or person vested with judicial powers under  the
         law of the Territory.

         judicial office means the office of judge  or  magistrate  or  some
         other office or position  under  the  law  of  the  Territory  that
         carries with it the power to act judicially.

         member, of a court or administrative tribunal, means a  person  who
         either alone or together with others decides cases that are brought
         before the court or tribunal for decision.

         representative means counsel or other representative for  a  party,
         intervenor or  other  person  in  proceedings  before  a  court  or
         administrative tribunal and includes a person appointed  to  assist
         the court or tribunal itself (i.e. as amicus curiae).

4     Immunities for persons exercising judicial powers, powers as members
         of administrative tribunals or ancillary powers

      (1)   A member of a court incurs no civil or  criminal  liability  for
         an honest act in the exercise, or purported exercise, of:

         (a)      judicial powers; or

         (b)      administrative  powers  assigned  to  the  member  in  the
             member's judicial capacity or as  the  holder  of  a  judicial
             office.

      (2)   A member of  an  administrative  tribunal  incurs  no  civil  or
         criminal liability for an honest act in the exercise, or  purported
         exercise, of powers conferred by law on the administrative tribunal
         or the member.

      (3)   An ancillary officer  of  a  court  or  administrative  tribunal
         incurs no civil or criminal liability for  an  honest  act  in  the
         exercise,  or  purported  exercise,  of  powers  conferred  on  the
         officer.

5     Immunities for witnesses and representatives

      (1)   A person who participates  in  proceedings  before  a  court  or
         administrative tribunal as a witness or  representative  incurs  no
         civil or criminal liability for an honest and  temperate  statement
         or act in the course of that participation.

      (2)   This section does not affect:

         (a)      a liability to be punished for a contempt; or

         (b)      a liability to disciplinary proceedings and any consequent
             penalty.

6     Non-derogation from other Acts and the common law

         This  Act  is  in  addition  to,  and  does  not   derogate   from,
         corresponding protections and immunities under other  Acts  and  at
         common law.

7     Regulations

         The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.


                                  ENDNOTES


1     KEY
                            Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                     od = order
app = appendix                    om = omitted
bl = by-law                       pt = Part
ch = Chapter                            r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                       rem = remainder
div = Division                          renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                   rep = repealed
f = forms                         s = section
Gaz = Gazette                           sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                           sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                          SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                         sub = substituted
nc = not commenced


2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

|Courts and Administrative Tribunals (Immunities) Act 2008 (Act No.|
|17, 2008)                                                         |
|Assent date          |24 June 2008                                |
|Commenced            |16 July 2008 (Gaz G28, 16 July 2008, p 3    |