Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002

Privilege.

18.—(1) Utterances made by a member of the Board or the Review Committee, a member of the staff of the Board or Review Committee or an adviser to the Board or Review Committee, for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Board or the Review Committee, shall be absolutely privileged and such utterances and documents prepared by the Board or the Review Committee or any of the other persons aforesaid for the purposes of such performance and reports of the Board or the Review Committee, shall be absolutely privileged wherever and however published.

(2) A person whose evidence has been, is being or is to be given before the Board or the Review Committee, or who produces or sends a document to the Board or the Review Committee or who makes a submission to the Board or the Review Committee shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities in respect of those matters as a witness before the High Court in respect of evidence.