Protection and immunity
293 Protection and immunity
Tribunal personnel
Each of the following has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court:
a member, in the performance of the member’s duties;
the Principal Registrar, in the performance of the Principal Registrar’s duties under Part 3 (starting a review), Part 4 (proceedings), Part 5 (guidance and appeals panel), Part 6 (proceedings in Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area) or Part 7 (appeals and references of questions of law to Federal Court);
an authorised person, in the performance of the person’s duties as an authorised person;
a person conducting a dispute resolution process under this Act, in conducting the dispute resolution process.
Representatives
A legal practitioner or other person appearing before the Tribunal on behalf of a party has the same protection and immunity as a barrister appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.
Witnesses
Subject to this Act, a person appearing before the Tribunal to give evidence has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.
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