Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
77Protection from incrimination
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77 Protection from incrimination (1) This section applies if a person is required to do any of the following things in compliance with a direction under this Act: (a) to answer a question; (b) to produce a document; (c) to provide information. (2) The person is not excused from doing any of the things on the ground that doing so may result in information being provided that might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 54 (3) However, any information obtained or document produced as a direct result of the compliance with the direction by an individual is not admissible in evidence against the individual in proceedings for an offence or the imposition of a penalty (other than proceedings for the making of a false or misleading statement).