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DENTAL BENEFITS ACT 2008 - SECT 32E

Self - incrimination etc.

  (1)   A person is not excused from producing a document, extract or copy when required to do so under section   32C on the ground that doing so would tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

  (2)   However, in the case of an individual:

  (a)   the document, extract or copy produced; and

  (b)   producing the document, extract or copy; and

  (c)   any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of producing the document, extract or copy;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in:

  (d)   any criminal proceedings, other than:

  (i)   proceedings for an offence against this Act dealing with false or misleading statements; and

  (ii)   proceedings for an offence against section   137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (which deals with false or misleading information or documents) that relates to this Act; or

  (e)   any civil proceedings, other than a civil proceeding arising under section   32D, or Division   4 of Part   6, of this Act.



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