Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 78

78 Procedure for documents subject to claim of privilege

(1) If—

(a) the claim is made in relation to a document or thing the person is required to give or produce to the commission; and

(b) the person acknowledges that the document or thing is in the person’s possession; and

(c) the commission officer does not withdraw the requirement;

the commission officer must require the person to immediately seal the document or thing and give it to the commission officer for safe keeping.

(2) The person must immediately seal the document or thing and give it to the commission officer for safe keeping.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

(3) The commission officer must—

(a) give the person a receipt for the sealed document or thing; and

(b) place it in safe custody at the commission’s place of business at the earliest reasonable opportunity.

(4) A person must not open the sealed document or thing unless authorised to open it under this Act or a court order.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

(5) The commission must return any sealed document or thing given to the commission officer by a person under subsection (2) within 7 days if the commission has not by the end of that period given the person an attendance notice under section 82 (1) (a) (iii) .