Private Health Insurance Act 2007
Evidence of information given or evidence of production of documents by an [*]
To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .
officer of a private health insurer is not admissible in criminal proceedings against the officer if: (a) the officer previously gave the evidence or produced the documents in proceedings for a pecuniary penalty order against the officer under section 203-10 (whether or not the order was made); and (b) the conduct alleged to constitute the offence is substantially the same as the conduct to which the court had regard in satisfying itself that the officer failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the insurer contravening the [*]To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .
enforceable obligation.However, this does not apply to a criminal proceeding in respect of the falsity of the evidence given by the officer in the proceedings for the pecuniary penalty order.
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