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thing; and
 (c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of giving the information or evidence, or producing the document or thing;
are not admissible in evidence against the individual in proceedings, other than proceedings for an offence against:
 (d) section 8C or 8D of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 in relation to the information or evidence given, or document or thing produced, under this Act; or
 (e) section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (which deals with false or misleading information or documents) in relation to the information or evidence given, or document produced, under this Act; or
 (f) section 149.1 of the Criminal Code (which deals with obstruction of Commonwealth public officials) that relates to this Act.

60‑120  Board may retain documents and things
 (1) If a document or thing is produced to the Board in accordance with section 60‑100 or 60‑105, the Board:
 (a) may take possession of, and make copies of, the document or thing, or take extracts from the document; and
 (b) may retain possession of the document or thing for such period as is necessary for the purposes of the investigation to which the document or thing relates.
 (2) While the Board retains the document or thing, the Board must allow a person who would otherwise be entitled to possession of the document or thing, or a person authorised by that person:
 (a) reasonable access to the document for the purposes of inspecting and making copies of, or taking extracts from, it; and
 (b) reasonable access to the thing.

60‑125  Outcomes of investigations

Investigation relating to application for registration
 (1) After completing an investigation in relation to an application for registration under section 20‑20, the Board must make a decision in accordance with section 20‑25.

Investigation relating to whether conduct breaches this Act
 (2) If the Board investigates conduct under section 60‑95 and finds that the conduct breaches this Act, the Board must either:
 (a) make a decision that no further action will be taken; or
 (b) do one or more of the following:
 (i) impose one or more sanctions under Subdivision 30‑B;
 (ii) terminate an entity's registration under Subdivision 40‑A;
 (iii) apply to the *Federal Court for an order for payment of a pecuniary penalty under Subdivision 50‑C;
 (iv) apply to the Federal Court for an injunction under section 70‑5;
 (v) decide that the entity (the contravening entity) that engaged in the conduct, and the information in respect of the contravening entity prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph, be entered on the register for the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph.
Note 1: The Board may terminate an