Powers conferred personally
(1) A power conferred on an issuing officer by this Part is conferred on the issuing officer:
(a) in a personal capacity; and
(b) not as a court, or as a member or an officer of a court.
Powers need not be accepted
(2) The issuing officer need not accept the power conferred.
Protection and immunity
(3) An issuing officer exercising a power conferred by this Part has the same protection and immunity as if the issuing officer were exercising the power:
(a) as the court of which the issuing officer is a member or an officer; or
(b) as a member or an officer of the court of which the issuing officer is a member or an officer.