State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999

For the administration or enforcement of this Act the registrar may, by written notice given to a person, require the person to attend before the registrar, at a stated reasonable time and place, to do either or both of the following—

give the registrar, either orally or in writing, information in the person’s knowledge about a stated matter;

give the registrar a document about a stated matter in the person’s possession or control.

The registrar may require—

the information to be given on oath; or

the information or document given to be verified by statutory declaration.

When making the requirement, the registrar must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

The person must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to—

attend as required by the notice; or

give the registrar information the person is required to give the registrar, and in the way required, under the notice; or

give the registrar a document the person is required to give under the notice; or

give information on oath if required by the registrar; or

verify information or a document by statutory declaration if required by the registrar.

It is not a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give the registrar information or a document because the information or document might tend to incriminate the individual.

It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to give the registrar information or a document because the person reasonably believes giving the registrar the information or document is likely to endanger a person’s safety.

A person, other than an enforcement debtor or the enforcement debtor’s representative, who is required under this section to attend a place is entitled to be paid the expenses prescribed by regulation.

For subsection (2)(a), the registrar may administer an oath.

This section does not apply to the Queensland Police Service.