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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
135Claims of privilege under this Part
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135 Claims of privilege under this Part
(1) In a proceeding before the Tribunal under this Part:
(a) sections 71 and 72 of the Northern Territory Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 do not apply; and
(b) a person is not excused from giving evidence or producing
evidentiary material on the ground that the evidence or
evidentiary material may tend to incriminate the person in
relation to an offence against this Part.
(2) However, evidence and evidentiary material is not admissible as
evidence against a person in a criminal proceeding for an offence
against this Part if the evidence or evidentiary material:
(a) was given or produced by the person before the Tribunal
under this Part; and
(b) may tend to incriminate the person in relation to the offence.