Powers conferred personally
(1) A power conferred on an issuing officer by this Division is conferred on the issuing officer:
(a) in a personal capacity; and
(b) not as a court or a member of a court.
Powers need not be accepted
(2) The issuing officer (other than a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)) need not accept the power conferred.
Protection and immunity
(3) An issuing officer exercising a power conferred by this Division has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were exercising the power:
(a) as the court of which the issuing officer is a member; or
(b) as a member of the court of which the issuing officer is a member.