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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
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9 Privilege against self-incrimination
> > (1) This Act does not affect a person’s privilege against self-incrimination, whether the privilege arises at general law or under another Act or law.
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> > (2) However, a provision of another Act or law prevails over an inconsistent provision of this Act to the extent that the provision of the other Act or law operates in 1 of the following ways—
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> > > (a) to require a person to disclose information despite the person’s privilege against self-incrimination,
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> > > (b) to protect a person from the consequences of self-incrimination in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (a),
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> > > (c) to entitle a person to refuse to disclose information on the grounds of the person’s privilege against self-incrimination.