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OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 373 Immunity from use of information etc. given in response to request under section 367, 368, 370 or 371

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 373

Immunity from use of information etc. given in response to request under section 367, 368, 370 or 371

  (1)   If a person gives the Designated Authority information in response to a request under section   367 or 368, the following are not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceedings:

  (a)   the information given in response to the request;

  (b)   any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the giving of the information.

  (2)   For the purposes of subsection   ( 1), an answer given in response to a question under paragraph   368(1)(b) is information given in response to a request under section   368.

  (3)   If a person gives the Designated Authority a document in response to a request under section   370, the following are not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceedings:

  (a)   the document;

  (b)   the fact of the production of the document by the person;

  (c)   any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the giving of the document.

  (4)   If a person gives the Designated Authority a sample in response to a request under section   371, the following are not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceedings:

  (a)   the sample;

  (b)   the fact of the production of the sample by the person;

  (c)   any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the giving of the sample.

  (5)   The immunity provided by subsections   ( 1), (3) and (4) does not apply to proceedings for an offence against subsection   372(3).