275SInformation provided to scientific observer is protected

275S Information provided to scientific observer is protected

275S Information provided to scientific observer is protected

(1) Any information provided to a scientific observer by a person in compliance with a requirement made by the scientific observer under this Division is protected information.

(2) In any criminal proceedings, protected information is not admissible to prove that the person who provided the information, or any other relevant person, has committed an offence other than—

(a) an offence against this Division, or

(b) an offence constituted by providing false or misleading information to a scientific observer.

(3) This section does not prevent the admission of—

(a) any further information (not being protected information) obtained as a result of the provision of protected information, or

(b) any record required to be kept by or under this or any other Act.

(4) In this section, a relevant person means—

(a) a person engaged in or assisting in the relevant fishing activities being observed by the scientific observer, or

(b) a person on board a boat being used for the relevant fishing activities being observed by the scientific observer, or

(c) a person on whose behalf the relevant fishing activities being observed by the scientific observer are carried out.

pt 9, div 4B (ss 275J–275T): Ins 2015 No 59, Sch 1 [132].