New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2004 - SECT 639

639 Examinations

(1) The Supreme Court may, on the application of a receiver for a law practice, make an order directing that an associate or former associate of the practice or any other person appear before the Court for examination on oath or affirmation in relation to the regulated property of the practice.

(2) On an examination of a person under this section, the person must answer all questions that the Court allows to be put to the person.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) The person is not excused from answering a question on the ground that the answer might tend to incriminate the person.

(4) If, before answering the question, the person objects on the ground that it may tend to incriminate the person, the answer is not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceedings for an offence, other than:

(a) an offence against this Act, or

(b) an offence relating to the falsity of the answer.