Power to require information from certain persons
172 Power to require information from certain persons
This section applies if an inspector suspects, on reasonable grounds, that—
an offence against this Act has been committed; and
a person may be able to give information about the offence.
The inspector may require the person to give information about the offence.
When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the person.
The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information sought by the inspector is not in fact relevant to the offence.
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