86Indemnities and undertakings

86 Indemnities and undertakings

86 Indemnities and undertakings

(1) The Commission may recommend to the Attorney General, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence that a person be granted (under section 32 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986) an indemnity from prosecution.

(2) The Commission may recommend to the Attorney General, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence that a person be given (under section 33 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986) an undertaking that the following will not be used in evidence against the person—

(a) an answer, statement or disclosure in proceedings before the Commission,

(b) the fact of a disclosure or production of a document in proceedings before the Commission.

(3) Section 33 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 applies in relation to proceedings before the Commission in the same way as it applies in relation to proceedings for an offence.

(4) A reference in this section to proceedings before the Commission includes a reference to an examination under this Part or any other investigative activity involving an officer of the Commission.

s 86: Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.25[2].