New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2003 - SECT 44A

44A Protection from incrimination

(1) Self-incrimination not an excuse A person is not excused from answering any question, providing any information or producing a document if required to do so by the Board in any proceedings before the Board in respect of a complaint on the ground that the answer, information or document might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.

(2) Answer or information not admissible if objection made However, any answer given or information provided by a natural person in any proceedings before the Board in respect of a complaint is not admissible in evidence against the person in any criminal proceedings (except proceedings for an offence against section 44 or under Part 5A of the Crimes Act 1900 ) if:

(a) the person objected at the time to doing so on the ground it might incriminate the person, or

(b) the person was not warned on that occasion that the person may object to answering the question or providing the information on the ground it might incriminate the person.

(3) Documents admissible Any document produced by the person in compliance with a requirement of the Board in proceedings before the Board in respect of a complaint is not inadmissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings on the ground that the document might incriminate the person.

(4) Further information Further information obtained as a result of an answer given or information provided in compliance with a requirement of the Board in proceedings before the Board in respect of a complaint is not inadmissible in any proceedings on the ground:

(a) that the answer had to be given or the information had to be provided, or

(b) that the answer given or information provided might incriminate the person.