Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING (CONSUMER AFFAIRS) ACT 1973 - SECT 12I

    (1)     A person is not excused from providing information or producing a document when required to do so under this division on the ground that the information or document may tend to incriminate the person.

    (2)     However—

        (a)     providing the information or producing the document; or

        (b)     any other information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of providing the information or producing the document;

is not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal proceeding.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply to a proceeding for—

        (a)     an offence against the Criminal Code, part 3.4 (False or misleading statements, information and documents); or

        (b)     any other offence in relation to the falsity or misleading nature of the information or document.

Note 1     A reference to an offence against a Territory law includes a reference to a related ancillary offence, eg attempt (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 189).

Note 2     The Legislation Act 2001 , s 171 deals with the application of client legal privilege.