Food Act 2004
49Self-incrimination not an excuse
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49 Self-incrimination not an excuse (1) A person is not excused from a requirement under section 48 to provide information or answer questions, or to produce a record, document or thing, on the ground that the information, answer, record, document or thing might incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. (2) However, any information or answer given or record, document or thing produced by a natural person in compliance with a
Food Act 2004 30 requirement referred to in subsection (1) is not admissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings other than proceedings for an offence against section 52, 53, 54 or 55.