Legal practitioners appointed as costs assessors under UCPR Ch 17A remain subject to the disciplinary provisions of Chapter 4 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) notwithstanding the statutory immunity conferred by s 93LA (now s 77 of the Civil Proceedings Act 2011). The statutory conferral of 'the same protection and immunity as a judge' on quasi-judicial officers does not extend to exemption from professional disciplinary proceedings. Judicial immunity at common law is limited to civil proceedings for damages and some criminal proceedings.
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