Teaching Council Act, 2001

Non-admissibility of certain evidence.

60.—A statement or admission made by a person before an inquiry under Part 5 by the Council or a committee or in a document prepared for and sent by a person to the Council or a committee, or to a member of the Council or a committee, or a member of the staff of the Council or a committee, for the purposes of an inquiry under Part 5 by the Council or a committee, shall not be admissible as evidence against the person, or any person who may be liable for the acts or omissions of the person, in any criminal proceedings (other than proceedings in relation to an offence under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3), or in any civil proceedings in a court or other tribunal.