Copyright Act 1994

Enforcement officers - Miscellaneous

134ZC: Privilege against self-incrimination

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You have a right not to say something that might get you in trouble. This right is protected under section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006. If you do not want to produce a document because you think it might get you in trouble, you can say so. You must say your reason is based on section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006. If you refuse to produce a document, someone can ask a District Court Judge to decide if your reason is valid. You will need to give enough information to help the Judge decide. Nothing in this section changes how section 65 of the Evidence Act 2006 works. Section 63 of the Evidence Act 2006 does not apply to certain orders. These orders are made under section 134Y.

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Part 6AEnforcement officers
Miscellaneous

134ZCPrivilege against self-incrimination

  1. An order under section 134Y does not affect the privilege against self-incrimination that an individual may have under section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006.

  2. Any assertion of a privilege against self-incrimination must be based on section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006.

  3. If any individual refuses to produce a document on the ground that it is a privileged communication under section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006, an enforcement officer or a member of the Police may apply to a District Court Judge for an order determining whether the claim of privilege is valid; and, in respect of any such application, the individual must offer sufficient evidence to enable the District Court Judge to assess whether self-incrimination would be reasonably likely if the individual produced the document.

  4. To avoid doubt, nothing in this section affects the application of section 65 of the Evidence Act 2006 (which relates to waiver of privilege) in respect of the privilege against self-incrimination that a person may have under section 60 of that Act.

  5. Section 63 of the Evidence Act 2006 does not apply to an order made under section 134Y.

Notes
  • Section 134ZC: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Copyright Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 72).