Admissibility of answers, information, documents and other things
216 Admissibility of answers, information, documents and other things
Any answer, information, document or other thing given or produced to a Commission of Inquiry by a person, and the fact that an answer, information, document or other thing was given or produced, is not admissible in evidence, or otherwise able to be used, against the person in any other proceedings, except in proceedings for—
an offence against this Act; or
an offence against section 254 or 314 of the Crimes Act 1958 in relation to the Commission of Inquiry.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a document or other thing if it was obtained, or could have been obtained, independently of its production to the Commission of Inquiry, either before or after its production, by the person seeking to tender it in evidence, or otherwise to use it, in the other proceedings.
In this section, other proceedings means criminal, civil or administrative proceedings before a court, tribunal or person acting judicially or disciplinary proceedings, but does not include any proceedings relating to a decision of the Minister to exercise any power under this Act.
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