64
In forceAdmissibility of evidence of answers given orally under compulsion
64 Admissibility of evidence of answers given orally under compulsion
(1)
A person must not refuse to answer a question that the person is required to answer under this Act on the ground that the answer might tend to incriminate him or her or make him or her liable to a penalty.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person –
100 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.
(2)
An answer given by a person to a question that the person is required to answer under this Act is not admissible in evidence in any proceedings against the person other than proceedings in respect of the falsity of the answers or in respect of the refusal or failure to answer a question.
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