33Failure to provide information etc is an offence and punishable as contempt

#### 33 Failure to provide information etc is an offence and punishable as contempt 33 Failure to provide information etc is an offence and punishable as contempt > > (1) A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement of a notice under section 32 is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for an individual—100 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for a corporation—1,000 penalty units. > > > (2) A person is not excused from complying with a notice under section 32 on the ground that compliance might tend to incriminate the person. > > > (3) If the person claims in writing to the NICC, before complying with the notice, that compliance might tend to incriminate the person, information provided in compliance with the notice is not admissible in criminal proceedings against the person except proceedings for the offence of providing false or misleading information in purported compliance with the notice. > > > (4) If the NICC is satisfied that a person has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with a requirement of a notice under section 32, the NICC may certify the failure to the Supreme Court. > > > (5) The Supreme Court may then inquire into the case and— > > > > > (a) order the person to comply with the requirement within a period specified by the Court, or > > > > > (b) if the Court is satisfied that the person failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement—punish the person as if the person were in contempt of the Court and, if it thinks fit, also make an order under paragraph (a). > > **s 33:** Am 2022 No 36, Sch 1\[28\].