83Authorised officer may request persons to answer questions

#### 83 Authorised officer may request persons to answer questions (1) If the authorised officer was only authorised to enter premises because the occupier of the premises consented to the entry—the authorised officer may ask the occupier to: (a) answer any questions related to the operation of ACIS that are put by the authorised officer; and (b) produce any document requested by the authorised officer that is so related. (2) If the authorised officer was authorised to enter the premises by a monitoring warrant—the authorised officer has power to require any person in or on the premises to: (a) answer any questions related to the operation of ACIS that are put by the authorised officer; and (b) produce any document requested by the authorised officer that is so related. (3) A person is guilty of an offence if the person refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (2). Maximum penalty: 6 months imprisonment. > Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility. (4) A person is excused from complying with a requirement of subsection (2) if the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code. (5) A person is guilty of an offence if the person: (a) gives information to an authorised officer, either orally or in writing; and (b) gives the information knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty: 12 months imprisonment. > Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.