53AProvisions relating to requirements to furnish documents, information or answer questions

#### 53A Provisions relating to requirements to furnish documents, information or answer questions 53A Provisions relating to requirements to furnish documents, information or answer questions > > (1) A person is not guilty of an offence of failing to comply with a direction under this Part to furnish documents, information or other things, or to answer a question, unless the person was warned on that occasion that a failure to comply is an offence. > > > (2) A person is not excused from a direction under this Part to furnish documents, information or other things, or to answer a question, on the ground that the document, information, thing or answer might incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. > > > (3) However, any information furnished or answer given by a natural person in compliance with a direction under this Part is not admissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings (except proceedings for an offence under Part 5A of the [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040)) if— > > > > > (a) the person objected at the time to doing so on the ground that it might incriminate the person, or > > > > > (b) the person was not warned on that occasion that the person may object to furnishing the information or giving the answer on the ground that it might incriminate the person. > > > (4) Any document furnished by a person in compliance with a direction under this Part is not inadmissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings by reason only that the document incriminates the person. > > > (5) Further information obtained as a result of a document or information furnished, or of an answer given, in compliance with a direction under this Part is not inadmissible by reason only— > > > > > (a) that the document or information had to be furnished or the answer had to be given, or > > > > > (b) that the document or information furnished or answer given incriminates the person. > > **s 53A:** Ins 2018 No 22, Sch 4 \[7\].