Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034:section:271
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 271
Character Range: 439893–440581

271  Privilege against self‑incrimination
 (1) A person is not excused from giving information or producing a document under this Part on the ground that to do so would tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.
 (2) However, in the case of a natural person:
 (a) the information given; or
 (b) the giving of the document;
is not admissible in evidence in *criminal proceedings against the natural person, except:
 (c) proceedings under, or arising out of, section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code 1995 (false and misleading information and documents) in relation to giving the information or document; or
 (d) proceedings for an offence against this Division.