26Power to require information

26 Power to require information

[Section 26 Substituted by No. 26 of 2008, s. 16, Applied:29 Jul 2008]

(1)  In the course of performing functions or exercising powers under this Act, an officer may require any person to do one or more of the following:

(a) provide his or her name and address to the officer;

(b) answer any question relating to the health or welfare of an animal or to any other matter to which this Act applies.

(2)  When requiring a person to provide an answer under subsection (1)(b) , the officer is to inform the person that the answer provided is not admissible against the person in any criminal or civil proceedings other than proceedings for an offence against this section.

(3)  A person must comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) .

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) [Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 15, Applied:24 Jun 2015] a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units; or

(b) [Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 15, Applied:24 Jun 2015] a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.

(4)  In complying with a requirement made under subsection (1) , a person must not provide information or an answer that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) [Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 15, Applied:24 Jun 2015] a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.

(5)  An answer provided by a person in complying with a requirement made under is not admissible against the person in any criminal or civil proceedings, other than in proceedings for an offence against this section.