Legal Profession Act 2007

An investigated entity or associated person for an investigated entity must not—

fail to comply with a lawful requirement (a relevant requirement) of a special investigator to the extent the person is able to comply with it; or

in purported compliance with a relevant requirement, give information to a special investigator knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

when appearing before a special investigator for examination under a relevant requirement—

state anything knowing it is false or misleading in a material particular; or

fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation.

Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document—

tells the special investigator, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and

if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information to the special investigator.

A person who complies with a relevant requirement of a special investigator under this section does not merely because of the compliance—

contravene a provision of an Act or a law imposing a statutory or commercial obligation or restriction to maintain secrecy; or

incur any civil liability.

A person required to attend for examination under this chapter is entitled to the allowances and expenses prescribed by regulation.