Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021
142Evidence admitted during proceeding for civil penalty order
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142 Evidence admitted during proceeding for civil penalty order
(1) Evidence of information given or of documents produced by an individual is not admissible in a criminal proceeding against the person if—
(a) the person previously gave the evidence or produced the documents in a proceeding for a civil penalty order against the person (whether or not the order was made); and
(b) the conduct alleged to constitute the offence is substantially the same as the conduct that was claimed to constitute the contravention.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a criminal proceeding in respect of the falsity of the evidence given by the person in the proceeding for the civil penalty order.