31. Except with the consent of the Hearings Tribunal, no member of the Hearings Tribunal, employee of the Commission or person whose services have been contracted for by the Commission shall be required to testify in any civil proceeding, in any proceeding before the Hearings Tribunal or in any proceeding before any other tribunal respecting information obtained in the discharge of their duties or while acting within the scope of their employment under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.7, s. 31.