Refusal to produce document or thing
185 Refusal to produce document or thing
A person required to produce a document or thing at a commission hearing under an attendance notice or immediate production requirement (hearing) must—
if the document or thing is in the person’s possession, bring the document or thing to the hearing, regardless of whether the person has a reasonable excuse for paragraph (b); and
produce the document or thing at the hearing unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.
Note—
If a claim of reasonable excuse is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A.
An offence against subsection (1) is a misdemeanour.
It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that complying with the notice or requirement might tend to incriminate the person.
Note—
If a claim of self-incrimination privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A.
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