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Student Assistance Act 1973
347ASelf‑incrimination
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#### 347A Self‑incrimination
(1) A person is not excused from giving information, or producing a document, under this Division on the ground that the information, or production of the document, might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.
(2) However, in the case of an individual:
(a) the information given or document produced; and
(b) giving the information or producing the document; and
(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of giving the information or producing the document;
are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than:
(d) proceedings for an offence against subsection 347(10); or
(e) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Division; or
(f) proceedings for an offence against Division 145 of the Criminal Code.