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Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018
222Warning required before exercise of power under section 220 or 221
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222 Warning required before exercise of power under section 220 or 221
Before requiring a person to produce a document or part of a document or to answer questions under section 220 or 221, an authorised officer—
(a) must warn the person that a refusal or failure to comply with the requirement, without reasonable excuse, is an offence; and
(b) must inform the person that the person may refuse or fail to answer any question if answering the question would tend to incriminate the person.