New Zealand Acts

TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS ACT 2010 - SECT 94

94 Privileges and immunities of Judges, counsel, and witnesses in Australian proceedings

1 A Judge of the Federal Court sitting as a Judge of that court in New Zealand in an Australian proceeding has all the protections, privileges, and immunities of a Judge of the High Court.

2 A witness has all the privileges and immunities of a witness in the High Court when the witness gives evidence in an Australian proceeding—

a) at a sitting in New Zealand of the Federal Court; or

b) by audio link or audiovisual link at a sitting in Australia of the Federal Court.

3 A person has all the privileges and immunities of counsel in the High Court when appearing as a barrister or solicitor, or both, in an Australian proceeding—

a) at a sitting in New Zealand of the Federal Court; or

b) by audio link or audiovisual link at a sitting in Australia of the Federal Court.

4 A person has all the privileges and immunities of a party in the High Court when appearing as a party in an Australian proceeding—

a) at a sitting in New Zealand of the Federal Court; or

b) by audio link or audiovisual link at a sitting in Australia of the Federal Court.

Note: 1908 No 89 s 56Q

History: Section 94: inserted, on 1 March 2017, by section 8 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 70).