Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998
149Information not to be given in evidence
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149 Information not to be given in evidence (1) A person who is, or has been, a member of the Committee is neither competent nor compellable: (a) to produce to a court, tribunal, board or person any document in the person's possession or under the person's control that was created by, at the request of or solely for the purpose of the Committee; or (b) disclose or communicate to a court, tribunal, board or person any matter or thing that comes to the person's notice as a member of the Committee. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a requirement made in proceedings in respect of an act or omission by: (a) the Committee; or (b) a member of the Committee as a member.