17Immunity from prosecution for certain offences

17 Immunity from prosecution for certain offences

17 Immunity from prosecution for certain offences

A person is not liable to prosecution for any offence comprising the unlawful possession or use of drugs—

(a) as a result of any admission made for the purposes of seeking a referral under Division 1, not being an admission of facts giving rise to an offence referred to in section 5 (2) (a), or

(b) as a result of any admission made for the purposes of satisfying the Drug Court that the person should be accepted into a program, or

(c) as a result of any admission made in connection with the Drug Court’s supervision of his or her program,

nor may any such admission be admitted as evidence in proceedings for any offence comprising the unlawful possession or use of drugs that are brought as a result of the admission.

s 17: Am 2003 No 27, Sch 9 [9]; 2006 No 107, Sch 1.14 [8].