Incriminating information or answers
178 Incriminating information or answers
An individual is not excused from complying with a requirement under section 177(3) to provide information or answer questions, or to produce any document or thing, on the ground that the information, answer, document or thing might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty.
However, any information or answer provided, or document or thing produced, by an individual in compliance with a requirement under section 177(3) is not admissible in evidence in any criminal proceedings against the individual, other than proceedings for an offence under section 181.
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