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77Offence—failure to provide assistance at an examination4
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77 Offence—failure to provide assistance at an examination4
A person commits an offence if:5
(a) the person is directed, under subsection 67(2) or 68(2), to6
provide assistance; and7
(b) the person fails to provide assistance in accordance with that8
direction.9
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.10
78 Offence—destroying documents or things11
(1) A person commits an offence if:12
(a) the person engages in conduct; and13
(b) the conduct results in:14
(i) a document or thing (a relevant item) being concealed,15
lost, mutilated or destroyed; or16
(ii) a document or thing (also a relevant item) being17
rendered incapable of identification; or18
(iii) a document (also a relevant item) being rendered19
illegible or indecipherable; or20
(iv) information, or a document, held in or accessible from a21
thing (also a relevant item) being concealed, lost,22
mutilated or destroyed; or23
(v) information, or a document, held in or accessible from a24
thing (also a relevant item) being rendered incapable of25
identification; or26
(vi) information, or a document, held in or accessible from a27
thing (also a relevant item) being rendered illegible or28
indecipherable; and29
(c) the relevant item is, or is likely to be, required to be produced30
under a notice to produce or during an examination.31
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.32