Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Schedule 1 - Information gathering by participating States and self-governing Territories  

Note:

See section 14M .

PART 1 - PRODUCTION ORDERS  

SECTION 5   Privilege against self-incrimination etc. does not apply  

5(1)    
A person is not excused from producing a document or making a document available under a *production order on the ground that producing the document or making it available:


(a) would tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty; or


(b) would breach an obligation (whether imposed by an enactment or otherwise) of the person not to disclose the existence or contents of the document; or


(c) would disclose information that is the subject of *legal professional privilege.

5(2)    
However, in the case of a natural person, the document is not admissible in evidence in a *criminal proceeding against the person, except in proceedings under, or arising out of, section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents) in relation to producing the document or making it available.




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