Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003 - SECT 27

Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses

27. Legal protection of examiners, counsel and witnesses



(1) An examiner has, in the performance of his or her functions or the
exercise of his or her powers as an examiner in relation to an examination
before the examiner, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High
Court.

(2) A legal practitioner assisting the ACC or an examiner or representing a
person at an examination before an examiner has the same protection and
immunity as a legal practitioner has in appearing for a party in proceedings
in the High Court.

(3) Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or appearing before an
examiner as a witness has the same protection as a witness in proceedings in
the High Court.