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- the vehicle from one place to another or information recorded in relation to the operation of the vehicle;
- (f) records of the analysis of information or evidential material acquired in the course of an investigation of the transport occurrence, including opinions expressed by a person in that analysis;
- (g) any other information that is obtained or derived from investigations of the transport occurrence and prescribed in relation to that transport occurrence.
Not compellable to give evidence
44.—(1) If a person is prohibited by section 43 from disclosing any restricted information, then—
- (a) the person cannot be required by any court to disclose the information; and
- (b) any information disclosed by the person in contravention of this section is not admissible in any civil proceedings or other proceedings or any criminal proceedings other than proceedings against the person under section 43.
(2) The Director, a TSIB staff member or a consultant who is an investigator is not compellable to give an expert opinion in any civil or criminal proceedings or other proceedings in relation to a matter related to transport safety.
(3) However, this section does not apply in relation to coroner’s inquiries.
Acts of unlawful interference
45. If, in the course of an investigation of a transport occurrence, it becomes known or is suspected that an act of unlawful interference was associated with or involved in the occurrence, the investigator must, after consulting the Director and the Minister—
- (a) immediately inform the Commissioner of Police; and
- (b) take steps to ensure that the appropriate foreign authorities concerned are informed of the fact.
