CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 46

This legislation has been repealed.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 46

46 .         Liability and protection of witnesses, and of persons representing parties

        (1)         A person appearing before the Chief Assessor as a witness or a person served with a notice under section 34 (1) (b) has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, in any civil or criminal proceedings, as a witness in proceedings in the Supreme Court.

        (2)         A barrister, solicitor or other representative who appears on behalf of a person before the Chief Assessor has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in proceedings in the Supreme Court.

        [Section 46 amended by No. 71 of 1996 s.11.]