# Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings

> act-s486ZC — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

486ZC Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in
         criminal proceedings
          (1) Evidence of information given, or evidence of production of
              documents, by an individual is not admissible in criminal
              proceedings against the individual if:
                (a) the individual previously gave the evidence or produced the
                    documents in proceedings for a civil penalty order against the
                    individual for an alleged contravention of a civil penalty
                    provision (whether or not the order was made); and
               (b) the conduct alleged to constitute the offence is the same, or
                    substantially the same, as the conduct alleged to constitute
                    the contravention.
          (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to criminal proceedings in
              relation to the falsity of the evidence given by the individual in the
              proceedings for the civil penalty order.










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