Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093:section:18:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 54938–57612

a person for the purposes of this section is an oath or affirmation that the evidence the person will give will be true.

Self‑incrimination and legal professional privilege
 (6) A person is not excused from giving any information, producing a document or answering a question when required to do so under this section on the ground that the giving of the information, the production of the document or the answer to the question:
 (a) would contravene the provisions of any other Act, would be contrary to the public interest or might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty; or
 (b) would disclose legal advice given to a Minister or a Commonwealth agency, or would disclose any other information that is, or may be, the subject of a claim of legal professional privilege by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth agency;
but the information, the production of the document or the answer to the question is not admissible in evidence against the person in any court or in any proceedings before a person authorised to hear evidence except in a prosecution for:
 (c) an offence against this section; or
 (ca) an offence against section 137.1, 137.2 (false or misleading information and documents), 145.1 (using forged document) or 149.1 (obstruction of Commonwealth public officials) of the Criminal Code that relates to this section; or
 (cb) an offence against Division 3 of Part III of the Crimes Act 1914 (offences relating to evidence and witnesses) that relates to this section; or
 (d) an offence against:
 (i) section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914; or
 (ii) section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code;
  being an offence that relates to an offence against this section.
 (6A) The fact that a person is not excused under subsection (6) from giving information, producing a document or answering a question does not otherwise affect a claim of legal professional privilege that anyone may make in relation to that information, document or answer.
Note: Legal professional privilege is also not waived in relation to information or documents provided voluntarily (see section 32AC).

Offence for failing to comply
 (7) A person who:
 (a) fails to be sworn or to make an affirmation or to give information or produce a document when required to do so under this section; or
 (b) after being given a notice under subsection (3), fails to comply with the notice or to answer a question that the Inspector‑General requires the person to answer;
commits an offence punishable on conviction:
 (c) in the case of an individual—by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units, or both; or
 (d) in the case