Explosives Act 1999
sec.59AAbrogation of privilege against self-incrimination
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sec.59A Abrogation of privilege against self-incrimination
This section applies if a person is required to answer a question under section 59 . The person is not excused from answering the question on the ground the answer to the question may tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty. However, the answer to a question given by an individual, and other evidence directly or indirectly derived from the answer, is not admissible as evidence against the individual in civil or criminal proceedings other than proceedings arising out of the false or misleading nature of the answer. s 59A ins 2019 No. 7 s 58 (sec.59A-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is required to answer a question under section 59 . (sec.59A-ssec.2) The person is not excused from answering the question on the ground the answer to the question may tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty. (sec.59A-ssec.3) However, the answer to a question given by an individual, and other evidence directly or indirectly derived from the answer, is not admissible as evidence against the individual in civil or criminal proceedings other than proceedings arising out of the false or misleading nature of the answer.