New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ACT 1988 - SECT 109

109 Protection from liability

(1) No matter or thing done by the Commission, the Commissioner, the Inspector or any person acting under the direction of the Commission, the Commissioner or the Inspector shall, if the matter or thing was done in good faith for the purpose of executing this or any other Act, subject the Commissioner, the Inspector or a person so acting personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.

(3) An Australian legal practitioner assisting the Commission or representing a person before the Commission has the same protection and immunity as a barrister (within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004 ) has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the Supreme Court.

(4) Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or appearing before the Commission as a witness, or producing a document or other thing to the Commission, has the same protection as a witness in proceedings in the Supreme Court.

(5) No criminal or civil liability (apart from this Act) attaches to any person for compliance, or purported compliance in good faith, with any requirement made under this Act.

(6) In particular, if a person gives any statement of information or produces any document or other thing under section 21 or 22, no civil liability attaches to the person for doing so, whether that liability would arise under a contract or otherwise.