Section 37: Hearing of witnesses

(1) A review panel shall be the power of summoning any person to appear as witness before the panel and or ordering the witness to-
(a) give evidence, orally or in writing; and
(b) produce such documents or things as the panel consider necessary for conducting its assessment of the project.
(2) A review panel shall have the same power to enforce the attendance of witnesses and to compel them to give evidence and produce documents and other things as is vested in the Federal High Court or a High Court of a State.
(3) A hearing by review panel shall be in public unless the panel is satisfied after representation made by a witness that specific, direct and substantial harm would be caused to the witness by the disclosure of the evidence, documents or other things that the witness is ordered to give or produce pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Where a review panel is satisfied that the disclosure of evidence documents or other things would cause specific, direct and substantial harm, to a witness, the evidence, documents or things shall be privileged and shall not, without the authorization of the witness, knowingly be or be permitted to be communicated, disclosed or made available by any person who has obtained the evidence, documents or other things pursuant to this Act.
(5) Any summons issued or order made by a review panel pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may, for the purposes of enforcement, be made a summons or order of the Federal High Court by following the usual practice and procedure.