Examination and cross-examination of witnesses
68 Examination and cross-examination of witnesses
A person authorised or required to appear at an examination, or a person’s Australian legal practitioner authorised to appear at an examination, may, with the leave of the examining Commissioner, examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter that the examining Commissioner considers relevant.
An Australian legal practitioner appointed by the Commission to assist the Commission may examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter that the examining Commissioner considers relevant.
Any witness examined or cross-examined under this section has the same protection and is subject to the same liabilities as if examined by the examining Commissioner.
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