sec.298Offence to contravene help requirement

### sec.298 Offence to contravene help requirement A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept by the defendant under this Act. See, however, section 328 . (sec.298-ssec.1) A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.298-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. (sec.298-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept by the defendant under this Act. See, however, section 328 .