Section 14: Evidence

14. Evidence (1) The law of evidence shall apply in any proceedings before any committee as it applies in any proceedings before a Court, and no witness shall be bound to reply to any question or to produce any document in respect of which he would be entitled to claim privilege before a Court. (2) Except with the consent of the President, no public officer shall— (a) produce before any committee any document; or (b) give before any committee evidence on any matter, which relates to correspondence of any naval, military, air force or civil department or to any matter affecting the public service, nor shall secondary evidence be received by or produced before any committee of the contents of any document. [S. 14 amended by Act 48 of 1991.]