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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 197A

Self - incrimination

  (1)   A person is not excused from giving information, or producing a document, under this Division on the ground that the information, or production of the document, might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

  (2)   However, in the case of an individual:

  (a)   the information given or document produced; and

  (b)   giving the information or producing the document; and

  (c)   any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of giving the information or producing the document;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than:

  (d)   proceedings for an offence against subsection   197(1); or

  (e)   proceedings for an offence against section   137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Division; or

  (f)   proceedings for an offence against Division   145 of the Criminal Code ; or

  (g)   proceedings for an offence against section   217 that relates:

  (i)   to this Division; and

  (ii)   to a contravention of subsection   212(1), 213(1), 214(1), 214(2) or 216(3).



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