Legal representation for witnesses and others
142 Legal representation for witnesses and others
When appearing at an examination a witness may be legally represented.
If the Commission has notice that a witness will not have a legal representative present at an examination, the Commission may, if it considers that in the circumstances it would be in the public interest to do so, arrange for the person to be legally represented at the examination.
A witness may decline to be legally represented as arranged under subsection (2) by the Commission, and in that case the Commission is not obliged to arrange any other legal representation for the witness.
The Commission may refuse to allow a witness to be represented before the Commission by a person who is already involved in an examination or is involved or suspected to be involved in a matter being investigated.
The Commission may allow another person to be legally represented at an examination while a witness is giving evidence and being examined if the Commission considers there are special circumstances.
A lawyer, or any other person, appointed by the Commission to assist the Commission may appear before the Commission.
[Section 142 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17; amended: No. 21 of 2008 s. 654(3).]
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