Victorian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL RESOLUTION CONFERENCE) ACT 2009 (NO. 50 OF 2009) - SECT 15

After Division 3A of Part 5 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 insert —

" Division 3B—Judicial resolution conferences

        108B     Judicial resolution conferences

    (1)     If, in any civil proceeding, the Court orders or directs that a judicial resolution conference be conducted, no evidence shall be admitted at the hearing of any civil proceeding of anything said or done by any person in the course of the conduct of the judicial resolution conference unless the Court otherwise orders, having regard to the interests of justice and fairness.

    (2)     Without limiting section 16 of the Evidence Act 2008 , a magistrate is not compellable to give evidence in any proceeding, whether civil or criminal, of anything said or done or arising from the conduct of the judicial resolution conference.

        108C     Protection of conduct of judicial resolution conference

Without limiting any other law, whether written or unwritten, a magistrate performing duties in connection with any judicial resolution conference has the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a Judge.".
s. 15

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