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POLICE INTEGRITY ACT 2008 (NO. 34 OF 2008) - SECT 66

Taking of evidence

    (1)     At an examination—

        (a)     the Director; or

        (b)     a legal practitioner representing the witness; or

        (c)     any person authorised by the Director to do so—

may, so far as the Director thinks appropriate, examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter that the Director considers relevant to the investigation to which the examination relates.

    (2)     The Director may take evidence on oath or affirmation and, for that purpose, may—

        (a)     require a person appearing at the examination to give evidence either to take an oath or make an affirmation; and

        (b)     administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing at the examination.

    (3)     The Director may take a statutory declaration from any witness or other person.

    (4)     Subject to Division 4, a person cannot be compelled to give any evidence or produce any document or thing in an examination or in accordance with a witness summons that he or she could not be compelled to give or produce in proceedings before a court.



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