South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts67B—Evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee of Inquiry into
Prostitution
(1) Where a person in
evidence, or in a submission, to the Select Committee makes a statement
tending to incriminate himself of an offence, no proceedings in respect of
that offence shall be commenced against him in respect of that offence except
upon the authorisation of the Attorney-General.
(2) Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary no Minister or other person shall have power to give
an authorisation under subsection (1) of this section on behalf of or in
place of the Attorney-General.
(3) An apparently
genuine document purporting to be under the hand of the Attorney-General and
to authorise the commencement of proceedings in respect of an offence shall be
accepted, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof of the
authorisation required by subsection (1) of this section.
(4) A person who,
without the authority of the Select Committee, publishes—
(a) the
name of any person who gives evidence, or makes a submission, to
the Select Committee; or
(b) any
information or material tending to identify any person who gives evidence, or
makes a submission, to the Select Committee,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable, upon summary conviction, to a
penalty not exceeding $5 000.
(5) In this
section—
"the Select Committee" means the Parliamentary Select Committee of Inquiry
into Prostitution.