Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00809:section:9:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00809
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 27889–30427

2002, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, Division 3 of Part XIII of the Customs Act 1901 or the forfeiture of goods under the Customs Act 1901.
 (6B) The Director may, if the Director considers it appropriate to do so, give to a person an undertaking that:
 (a) an answer that is given, or a statement or disclosure that is made, by the person in the course of giving evidence in State or Territory proceedings;
 (b) the fact that the person discloses or produces a document or other thing in State or Territory proceedings; or
 (c) any information, document or other thing that is obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of an answer that is given, a statement or disclosure that is made, or a document or other thing that is disclosed or produced in State or Territory proceedings;
will not be used in evidence against the person in any civil or criminal proceedings under a law of the Commonwealth, and where the Director gives such an undertaking:
 (d) an answer that is given, or a statement or disclosure that is made, by the person in the course of giving evidence in the State or Territory proceedings;
 (e) the fact that the person discloses or produces a document or other thing in the State or Territory proceedings; or
 (f) any information, document or other thing that is obtained as mentioned in paragraph (c);
as the case may be, is not admissible in evidence against the person in any civil or criminal proceedings under a law of the Commonwealth in a federal court or in a court of a State or Territory, other than proceedings in respect of the falsity of evidence given by the person.
 (6C) In subsection (6B):
State or Territory proceedings means:
 (a) proceedings in a State or Territory:
 (i) for an offence against, or for the recovery of a pecuniary penalty under, a law of that State or Territory; or
 (ii) in respect of a forfeiture order under a law of that State or Territory; or
 (b) proceedings in a State or Territory by way of a coronial inquest or inquiry under a law of that State or Territory; or
 (c) proceedings in a State or Territory before a prescribed authority or a prescribed body established under a law of that State or Territory.
 (6D) The Director may, if the Director considers it appropriate to do so, give to a person an undertaking that the person will not be prosecuted (whether on indictment or summarily):
 (a) for a specified offence against a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (b) in respect of specified acts or omissions that constitute, or may constitute, an offence against a law of