Section 29Part 0 —
Protection of Chief Justice, Judges and officers of the Court
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Neither the Chief Justice nor any Judge nor any person acting as Chief Justice or Judge under section 97 of the Constitution shall be liable to be sued in any civil court for any act done or ordered to be done by that person —
when acting within that person's jurisdiction and in the discharge of that person's judicial functions; or
whether or not within the limits of that person's jurisdiction, provided that that person, at the time and in good faith, believed themselves to have the jurisdiction to do or order the act complained of, unless it is proved that that person acted maliciously and without reasonable cause.
No officer of the Court or other person bound to execute the lawful process or order of the Court or a Judge shall be liable to be sued in any civil court for the execution of any process or order, whether or not it was within the jurisdiction of the Court or a Judge issuing the same, if that officer or other person would be bound to execute it if it had been within such jurisdiction.
No action shall lie against a Judge in respect of anything done pursuant to a conviction, judgment, decree, declaration or order unless it has been quashed, set aside or rescinded.