Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The following are not admissible in evidence against a person except in proceedings for an offence against section 17A(1), 18(1) or 19(1) or (2):
(a) information provided or an answer given by the person under section 16C or as required by an inspecting officer under that section;
(b) the fact that the person has given access to a document under section 16C;
(c) any information or thing (including a document) obtained directly or indirectly as a consequence of the person having provided information or given an answer or access to a document under section 16C or as required by an inspecting officer under that section.
(2) Despite any other law, the Inspector and any inspecting officer may make use of, make a record of, or provide to another inspecting officer and to the Inspector any information that:
(a) is obtained during or as a result of an inspection; and
(b) is relevant to the inspection.
(3) The Inspector may provide information of a kind mentioned in subsection (1) to the Commonwealth Ombudsman if satisfied that the provision of the information is relevant to the performance of the Commonwealth Ombudsman's functions under the Commonwealth Act.