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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2019 (NO 31 OF 2019) - SECT 229

Incriminating information

    (1)     A person is required to notify an incident under this Division even if to do so might incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.

    (2)     Any information that is given by a person in a notice under this Division is not admissible in evidence against the person for an offence or for the imposition of a penalty.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not prevent the use of information given by a person in a notice under this Division to locate or identify further evidence that may be used in evidence against the person in a proceeding for an offence or the imposition of a penalty.

    (4)     Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to:

    (a)     an offence relating to the provision of false or misleading information; or

    (b)     an offence against section 228 .



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