Complying with information‑gathering notice
270 Complying with information‑gathering notice
A person contravenes this subsection if:
the person is given a notice under subsection 269(1) containing a requirement under subsection 269(2); and
the person engages in conduct; and
the person’s conduct breaches the requirement.
Fault‑based offence
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
Civil penalty
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 150 penalty units.
Continuing offences and continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
If a person commits an offence against subsection (1) by contravening a requirement mentioned in paragraph 269(2)(a), (b) or (c), the maximum penalty for each day on which the offence continues is 10% of the maximum penalty that can be imposed in respect of that offence.
An offence against subsection (1) involving a contravention of a requirement mentioned in paragraph 269(2)(a), (b) or (c) is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914.
If a person contravenes subsection (2) by contravening a requirement mentioned in paragraph 269(2)(a), (b) or (c), the maximum civil penalty for each day that the contravention continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that can be imposed in respect of that contravention.
Subsection (2) as it relates to a contravention of a requirement mentioned in paragraph 269(2)(a), (b) or (c) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
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