PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 715 Protection of members, representatives and witnesses

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 715

715 Protection of members, representatives and witnesses

(1) A member of the board of inquiry has, in performing the member’s functions, the same immunity and protection as a Supreme Court judge.

(2) A lawyer or other person appearing before the board for someone else has the same immunity and protection as a barrister appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.

(3) A person summoned to attend or appearing before the board as a witness has the same protection as a witness in a proceeding in the Supreme Court.