Customs Act 1901

PART XIV - CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS  

SECTION 253  

253   PROTECTION TO WITNESSES  


No witness on behalf of the Minister, Comptroller-General of Customs or Collector in any Customs prosecution shall be compelled to disclose the fact that he or she received any information or the nature thereof or the name of the person who gave such information, and no officer appearing as a witness shall be compelled to produce any reports made or received by the officer confidentially in his or her official capacity or containing confidential information.

 

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