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Weights and Measures Act 1987

Administration - Appointment and powers of Inspectors

29: Privilege against self-incrimination

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“You don't have to show documents that might get you in trouble”

You have the right to not show documents that could prove you did something wrong. This is called the privilege against self-incrimination. If an inspector asks you to show them any books, records, contracts, invoices, notes, or other documents, you don’t have to show them if doing so could get you in trouble. The inspector must tell you about this right before they ask you to show any documents.

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Part 5 Administration
Appointment and powers of Inspectors

29Privilege against self-incrimination

  1. Notwithstanding anything in section 28, no person shall be required, pursuant to any provision of that section, to produce any book, record, contract, invoice, note, or other document if the production of that book, record, contract, invoice, note, or other document would or could tend to incriminate that person, and that person shall be informed of that right before any Inspector exercises the power conferred by any provision of that section to require the production of any book, record, contract, invoice, note, or other document.