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Drug Court Act 1998
17Immunity from prosecution for certain offences
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#### 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—
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> > (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
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> > (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
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> > (c) as a result of any admission made in connection with the Drug Court’s supervision of his or her program,
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> 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.
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> **s 17:** Am 2003 No 27, Sch 9 \[9\]; 2006 No 107, Sch 1.14 \[8\].