Cap. 570 Art. 23Privileged proceedings.

(1) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against the Commissioner or against any member of his staff for anything he may do or report or say in the course of the exercise or intended exercise of his functions under this Act unless it is shown that he acted in bad faith.

(2) The Commissioner and such persons as aforesaid, shall not be called to give evidence in any court, or in any proceedings of a judicial nature, in respect of anything coming to his knowledge in the exercise of his functions under this Act.

(3) Anything said or any information supplied or any document, paper or thing produced by any person in the course of any inquiry by or proceedings before the Commissioner under this Act shall be privileged in the same manner as if the inquiry or proceedings were proceedings in a court of law.