Section 36
Protection from liability
of Independent Police Conduct Commission Act 2022
No action, suit, prosecution or proceeding shall be instituted in any court against the Commission, any member of the
Commission, any officer of the Commission or any member of the
Task Force in respect of any act or thing done or committed by or on behalf of the Commission, any member of the Commission, any officer of the Commission or any member of the Task Force in such capacity provided that the Commission, such member of the Commission, any officer of the Commission or any member of the Task Force had at the time had carried out its or his functions in good faith.
(2)
Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or when 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 any proceedings in the Court.
(3)
No criminal or civil liability apart from this Act attaches to a person for compliance, or purported compliance in good faith, with any requirement made under this Act; in particular, if a person gives any record of examination or a written statement on oath or affirmation or produces any document or other thing under this Act, no civil liability attaches to the person for doing so, whether that liability would arise under a contract or otherwise.
(4)
No evidence, document or findings of the Commission under this Act shall be admissible in any civil or criminal proceedings whatsoever against the person who gave the evidence if the person objects to giving any record of examination or a written statement on oath or affirmation or produces any document or other thing.