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222APrivilege against self‑incrimination and legal professional privilege not abrogated
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222A Privilege against self‑incrimination and legal professional privilege not abrogated
(1) Nothing in this Division affects the right of a person to refuse to answer a question, give information, or produce a document, on the ground that the answer to the question, the information or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
(2) Nothing in this Division affects the right of a person to refuse to answer a question, give information, or produce a document, on the ground that:
(a) the answer to the question or the information would be privileged from being given on the ground of legal professional privilege; or