Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:section:222a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 222A
Character Range: 523568–524412

222A  Privilege against self‑incrimination and legal professional privilege not abrogated

Self‑incrimination
 (1) Nothing in this Division affects the right of a person to refuse to answer a question, give information, or produce a document, on the ground that the answer to the question, the information or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.

Legal professional privilege
 (2) Nothing in this Division affects the right of a person to refuse to answer a question, give information, or produce a document, on the ground that:
 (a) the answer to the question or the information would be privileged from being given on the ground of legal professional privilege; or
 (b) the document would be privileged from being produced on the ground of legal professional privilege.