Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1996 - SECT 14

14 .         Offences as to s. 13

        (1)         A person must not —

            (a)         fail without reasonable excuse, proof of which lies upon that person —

                  (i)         to answer any question; or

                  (ii)         to produce any document,

                as required under section 13(3); or

            (b)         in answer to any question asked under section 13(3), give any answer or other information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

            (c)         fail without reasonable excuse (proof of which lies upon that person) to give any assistance as required under section 13(5); or

            (d)         obstruct or hinder a person carrying out a function under section 13.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        (2)         A person is not excused from answering any question, or from producing any document, as required under section 13(3) on the ground that the answer to a question or the contents of a document might tend to incriminate the person or render the person liable to a penalty.

        (3)         However, the answer or the fact that the document or the thing was produced is not admissible in evidence against the person in any civil or criminal proceedings other than proceedings for perjury or for an offence under this section arising out of the false or misleading nature of the answer.