Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS  

Division 5 - Other matters  

SECTION 293   PROTECTION AND IMMUNITY  
Tribunal personnel

293(1)    
Each of the following has the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court:

(a)    a member, in the performance of the member ' s duties;

(b)    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);

(c)    an authorised person, in the performance of the person ' s duties as an authorised person;

(d)    a person conducting a dispute resolution process under this Act, in conducting the dispute resolution process.

Representatives

293(2)    
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

293(3)    
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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