Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS (INTERIM) ACT 2001 (REPEALED) - SECT 87

    (1)     This section applies if a person is required under section 85 (1) or section 86 (1) to—

        (a)     produce a document or other thing; or

        (b)     answer a question.

    (2)     The person cannot rely on the common law privileges against selfincrimination and exposure to the imposition of a civil penalty to refuse to produce the document or other thing or answer the question.

Note     The Legislation Act, s 171 deals with client legal privilege.

    (3)     However, any information, document or other thing obtained, directly or indirectly, because of the producing of the document or other thing, or the answering of the question, is not admissible in evidence against the person in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for—

        (a)     an offence in relation to the falsity or the misleading nature of the answer, document or information; or

        (b)     an offence against the Criminal Code, chapter 7 (Administration of justice offences).