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General powers of the Commissioners.
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20.—(1) For the purposes of this Act the Commissioners shall have full power and jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters, whether of law or fact, which shall be duly brought before them under this Act, and shall not be subject to be restrained in the execution of their powers under this Act by the order of any other court, nor shall any proceedings before them be removed by certiorari into any other court.
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(2) The Commissioners with respect to the following matters, that is to say:—
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(a) enforcing the attendance of witnesses, (after a tender of their expenses), the examination of witnesses orally or by affidavit, and the production of deeds, books, papers, and documents; and
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(b) issuing any commission for the examination of witnesses; and
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(c) punishing persons refusing to give evidence or to produce documents, or guilty of contempt in the presence of the Commissioners or any of them sitting in open court;
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(d) fixing the liability for the costs incurred in proceedings before the Commissioners and measuring the amount of such costs;
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shall have all such powers, rights, and privileges as are vested in the High Court for such or the like purposes, and all proceedings before the Commissioners shall in law be deemed to be judicial proceedings before a court of record.
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