Customs Act 1901

PART XIII - PENAL PROVISIONS  

Division 4 - Provisions relating to certain strict liability offences  

SECTION 243SC   PRESERVATION OF THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION  

243SC(1)   [Circumstances]  

Subject to subsection (2), a person who would, apart from this subsection, be required to:

(a) answer a question under section 243SA; or

(b) produce a document or record under section 243SB;

need not comply with the requirement if so complying would:

(c) tend to incriminate the person; or

(d) result in further attempts to obtain evidence that would tend to incriminate the person.

243SC(2)   [Exception]  

Subsection (1) does not apply, and the person must comply with the requirement, if the person has waived his or her rights under that subsection.