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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.272Self-incrimination not a reasonable excuse for div 1
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### sec.272 Self-incrimination not a reasonable excuse for div 1
It is not a reasonable excuse, under section 270 or 271 , for an entity to fail to give the relevant information that giving the information might tend to incriminate the entity.
However, if the entity is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the relevant information that might tend to incriminate the entity is not admissible in evidence against the entity in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information.
In this section—
relevant information means information given to the regulator under section 270 or 271 .
s 272 sub 2010 No. 20 s 141
(sec.272-ssec.1) It is not a reasonable excuse, under section 270 or 271 , for an entity to fail to give the relevant information that giving the information might tend to incriminate the entity.
(sec.272-ssec.2) However, if the entity is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the relevant information that might tend to incriminate the entity is not admissible in evidence against the entity in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information.
(sec.272-ssec.3) In this section— relevant information means information given to the regulator under section 270 or 271 .