Section 93G — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Statements inadmissible in evidence

(1) Where a person who has provided treatment for an eligible person under this Part (in this subsection referred to as the provider of the treatment) has been counselled by an officer of the Department with respect to the provision of treatment to eligible persons under this Part, a statement made by the provider of the treatment in the course of the counselling is inadmissible as evidence against the provider of the treatment in proceedings for the prosecution of the provider of the treatment for a relevant offence unless: (a) the provider of the treatment has consented to the admission of the statement as evidence in the proceedings; or (b) evidence of the statement is adduced to refute evidence of another statement made by the provider of the treatment in the course of being so counselled, where evidence of that other statement has been admitted in the proceedings on behalf of the provider of the treatment. (2) In subsection (1), relevant offence means: (a) an offence against section 93B, 93C, 93D or 93E of this Act; or (b) an offence against: (i) section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914; or (ii) section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code; that relates to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection.