40Admissibility of answers, information, documents and other things

40 Admissibility of answers, information, documents and other things (1) Any answer, information, document or other thing given or produced to a Royal Commission by a person and the fact that an answer, information, document or other thing was given or produced, is not admissible in evidence, or otherwise able to be used, against the person in any other proceedings, except in proceedings for— (b) an offence against section 254 or 314 of the **Crimes Act 1958** in relation to the Royal Commission. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a document or other thing if it was obtained, or could have been obtained, independently of its production to the Royal Commission, either before or after its production, by the person seeking to tender it in evidence, or otherwise to use it, in the other proceedings. ***other proceedings*** means criminal, civil or administrative proceedings before a court, tribunal or person acting judicially or disciplinary proceedings, including proceedings that were pending when the answer, information, document or other thing was given or produced to the Royal Commission.