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s 73

Offence

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Part 5Administration
Division 2Information gathering

73 Offence

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person is required under section 69, 70 or 71 to give information or produce a document; and

(b)

the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

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