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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The Tenancy Tribunal - Constitution and administration

70: Tenancy Adjudicators to be protected

You could also call this:

“Tenancy Adjudicators get special protection when doing their job, just like judges do.”

When you do your job as a Tenancy Adjudicator under this Act, you get the same protection as Justices of the Peace have when they’re doing their criminal work. This protection is described in sections 4A to 4F of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957. This means you’re protected from certain legal actions that might be taken against you because of your work as a Tenancy Adjudicator.

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Constitution and administration

70Tenancy Adjudicators to be protected

  1. Every Tenancy Adjudicator, in the performance of the Tenancy Adjudicator's duties under this Act, shall have and enjoy the same protection as Justices of the Peace acting in their criminal jurisdiction have and enjoy under sections 4A to 4F of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957.

Notes
  • Section 70: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).