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Industrial Relations Act 1996
400PEvidence given in civil penalty proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings
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#### 400P Evidence given in civil penalty proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings
400P Evidence given in civil penalty proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings
> > (1) Evidence of information given, or evidence of production of documents, by an individual is not admissible in criminal proceedings against the individual if—
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> > > (a) the individual previously gave the information or produced the documents in civil penalty proceedings against the individual for a contravention of a civil penalty provision, whether or not a civil penalty order was made, and
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> > > (b) the criminal proceedings are for a corresponding offence.
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> > (2) This section does not apply to criminal proceedings in relation to the falsity of the evidence given by the individual in civil penalty proceedings.
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> **s 400P:** Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[28\].