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MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 185

Self - incrimination

  (1)   A person is not excused from giving security compliance information under section   184 on the ground that the information might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

  (2)   However, if the person is a natural person:

  (a)   the information; and

  (b)   the giving of the information; and

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

are not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal proceeding, or any other proceeding for the recovery of a penalty, other than a proceeding under section   137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to the giving of the information.



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