Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 No 90
Current version for 25 March 2013 to date (accessed 26 May 2013 at 13:23)
23 Answers and documents
(1) A witness summoned to attend or appearing before a Special
Commission shall not be excused from answering any question or producing any
book, document or writing on the ground that the answer or production may
criminate or tend to criminate the witness, or on the ground of privilege or
on any other ground.
(2) An answer made, or book, document or writing produced, by a
witness to or before a Special Commission shall not, except as otherwise
provided in this section, be admissible in evidence against that person in any
civil or criminal proceedings.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to render
inadmissible:(a) any answer, book, document or writing in proceedings for an
offence against this Act,
(b) any answer, book, document or writing in any civil or criminal
proceedings if the witness was willing to give the answer or produce the book,
document or writing irrespective of the provisions of subsection (1),
or
(c) any book, document or writing in civil proceedings for or in
respect of any right or liability conferred or imposed by the book, document
or writing.