Section Sch2-3 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Privileged communications

3 Privileged communications (1) Where any party to any matter before the Authority is represented by a person other than a barrister or solicitor, any communications between that party and that person in relation to those proceedings are as privileged as they would have been if that person had been a barrister or solicitor. (2) In subclause (1) , party , in relation to any matter before the Authority, includes any person who— (a) appears or is represented before the Authority; or (b) under clause 2(2) is ordered to appear or be represented before the Authority.