Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00169:section:48:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00169
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 48 (pt 4/4)
Character Range: 145083–146852

the question might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to forfeiture or a penalty.
 (6) Where a person is examined before a court or the registrar of a court pursuant to an order under subsection (1), a statement or disclosure made by the person in answer to a question put in the course of the examination, and any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the statement or disclosure, is not admissible against the person in any criminal proceedings except a proceeding for giving false testimony in the course of the examination.
 (6A) A person whom an order under paragraph (1)(da) directs to give a statement is not excused from giving the statement, or from setting out particulars in the statement, on the ground that the statement or particulars, as the case may be, might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a forfeiture or penalty.
 (6B) Where a person gives a statement under an order made under paragraph (1)(da), neither the statement, nor any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the statement, is admissible against the person in any criminal proceedings except a proceeding in respect of the falsity of the statement.
 (7) For the purposes of subsection (6) or (6B), proceedings on an application for a restraining order, a forfeiture order or a pecuniary penalty order are not criminal proceedings.
 (8) Where the DPP applies to a court for an order under subsection (1), a witness shall not be required to answer a question or to produce a document if the court is satisfied that the answering of the question or the production of the document may prejudice the investigation of, or the prosecution of a person for, an offence.