Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY ACT 2011 - SECT 69

  (1)   A person is not excused from:

  (a)   giving information; or

  (b)   producing a document (including a copy of a document) or thing;

under section   63 on the ground that doing so might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

  (2)   However, in the case of an individual, none of the following:

  (a)   the information given;

  (b)   the document, copy or thing produced;

  (c)   the giving of the information or the producing of the document, copy or thing;

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

is admissible in evidence against the individual:

  (e)   in civil proceedings for the recovery of a penalty; or

  (f)   in criminal proceedings, other than proceedings for an offence against:

  (i)   section   64; or

  (ii)   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

  (iii)   section   149.1 of the Criminal Code (which deals with obstruction of Commonwealth public officials) that relates to this Act.