New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 84

84 Inadmissibility and use of certain evidence in subsequent criminal proceedings

(1) Despite any rule of law to the contrary:

(a) an application for statutory compensation or for payment for approved counselling services, and

(b) any documents supporting the application (whether or not furnished when the application is lodged) or any documents furnished to, or prepared by or on behalf of, the Tribunal at any time in connection with the application, and

(c) any transcript of evidence given to the Tribunal in a hearing of the application,

are not admissible in evidence against any person in criminal proceedings (other than criminal proceedings in which the applicant is the accused) arising from substantially the same facts as those on which the application is based.

(2) A person cannot be required (whether by subpoena or any other procedure) to produce any application, document or transcript of evidence that is not admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings under subsection (1) in, or in connection with, any criminal proceeding.