Section 154R — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Answering of questions or producing evidential material

(1) If a search warrant in relation to premises is being executed, the executing officer or an officer assisting may: (a) require a person at the premises to answer questions or produce evidential material to which the warrant relates; and (b) seize that evidential material. (2) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1). Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. Self-incrimination is no excuse (3) An individual is not excused from answering a question or producing evidential material on the ground that the answer, or the production of the material, might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. (4) However, the answer is not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than: (a) proceedings for an offence against subsection (2); or (b) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1, 137.2 or 149.1 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Part.