Mandatory Disease Testing Act 2021
31Evidence not admissible in proceedings against third party
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31 Evidence not admissible in proceedings against third party
31 Evidence not admissible in proceedings against third party
(1) Evidence of the following is not admissible in proceedings against a third party—
(a) information given or documents produced for the purposes of an application for a mandatory testing order or the determination of the application,
(b) a third party’s blood test results under a mandatory testing order,
(c) a blood sample obtained from a third party under a mandatory testing order,
(d) information derived from a blood sample obtained from a third party under a mandatory testing order.
(2) This section does not apply to criminal proceedings against a third party for an offence under section 27 or 28.
(3) Evidence referred to in subsection (1) may not be used as a ground on which a search warrant may be issued under an Act or law.
(4) In this section—
third party includes a third party in relation to whom an application for a mandatory testing order was made and refused.