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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - General provisions in relation to Standards Committees

186: Protection and privileges of witnesses

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"What happens when you give information to a Standards Committee - your rights are protected"

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You have the same rights as a witness in court when you give information to a Standards Committee. You have these rights when you give evidence or answer questions to a Standards Committee. You also have these rights when you show papers or documents to a Standards Committee. When you deal with a Standards Committee, it includes people who work for them or do tasks on their behalf. This means investigators and other people who act for the Standards Committee. You can find similar information in the s 127 from 1982.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
General provisions in relation to Standards Committees

186Protection and privileges of witnesses

  1. Every person has the same privileges in relation to—

  2. the giving of information to a Standards Committee; and
    1. the giving of evidence to, or the answering of questions put by, a Standards Committee; and
      1. the production of papers, documents, records, or things to a Standards Committee—
          1. as witnesses have in a court of law.

        1. In this section, Standards Committee includes an investigator and any other person acting on behalf of, or as the delegate of, a Standards Committee.

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