LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 105 Examination by receiver

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 105

105 Examination by receiver

(1) The Supreme Court may, on application by a receiver, make such order as it thinks fit for the examination by the receiver of a solicitor or other person in relation to receivable property.

(2) On an examination under this section:

(a) the solicitor or other person may be represented by solicitor or counsel, and

(b) the Supreme Court may put, or allow to be put, to the solicitor or other person such questions as it thinks fit.

(3) The solicitor or other person shall be examined on oath or affirmation.

(4) The solicitor or other person is compellable to answer all questions put to him or her in the course of the examination.

(5) Subsection (4) applies to any question to which objection is made on the ground that the answer would tend to incriminate the person to whom it is put.

(6) An answer given by a person to a question referred to in subsection (5) is not admissible in any criminal proceedings other than proceedings relating to the falsity of the answer.