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CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 343

Information disclosure and privilege

343 Information disclosure and privilege

(1) No obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information obtained by or furnished to a person, whether imposed by any Act or by a rule of law, applies to the disclosure of information to the commission for the performance of the commission’s functions.
(2) A person who discloses information under subsection (1) does not, only because of the disclosure—
(a) contravene a provision of an Act requiring the person to maintain confidentiality in relation to the disclosure of information; or
(b) incur any civil liability, including liability for defamation; or
(c) become liable to disciplinary action.
(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that only a person who is an individual may claim self-incrimination privilege under this Act.



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