Defence Trade Controls Act 2012
44Self‑incrimination
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44 Self‑incrimination
(1) A person is not excused from answering a question or producing a document under section 43 on the ground that the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty. (2) However, in the case of an individual: (a) the answer given or the document produced; and (b) answering the question or producing the document; and (c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answering of the question or producing the document; are not admissible in evidence against the individual in criminal proceedings other than: (d) proceedings for an offence against subsection 43(3); or (e) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Part.