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In forceOffence to contravene help requirement
Part 10Investigation and enforcement
Division 4Other powers and related matters
Subdivision 1General powers of enforcement officers after entering places
66 Offence to contravene help requirement
(1)
A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(2)
It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
(3)
However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept by the defendant under an environmental offset agreement.
Note—
See, however, section 77.
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