95AApplication material not admissible in certain court

95A Application material not admissible in certain court proceedings (1) Application material, or information about its contents, is not admissible in evidence in a court proceeding. (2) No-one may be compelled, in or in relation to a court proceeding— (a) to produce a document that is application material; or (b) to disclose application material or information about its contents. (3) However, this section does not apply to a court proceeding— (a) under or in relation to this Act; or (b) for an offence that involves dishonesty in which the application material is a fact in issue; or (c) related to a proceeding mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b). (4) In this section: application material means— (a) an application— (i) for financial assistance; or (ii) under section 49 to vary an amount of financial assistance; or (iii) under section 52 for a funeral expense payment; or (b) a document accompanying the application; or (c) any other document given to an official about the application (whether or not given by the applicant); or Miscellaneous Part 10 (d) an oral communication made to an official about the application (whether or not made by the applicant); or (e) a document prepared by an official in relation to the application. official—see section 85.