524Offences by involved person

#### 524 Offences by involved person 524 Offences by involved person > > (1) An involved person must not— > > > > > (a) fail to comply with a lawful requirement of an investigator without showing reasonable cause for the failure; or > > > > > (b) give an investigator information knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular; or > > > > > (c) when appearing before an investigator— > > > > > > > (i) make a statement knowing the statement to be false or misleading in a material particular; or > > > > > > > (ii) fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation. > > > > Maximum penalty—$24,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (2) If an investigator considers a failure by a person to comply with a requirement of the investigator is an offence under subsection (1) (a), the investigator may certify the failure to the Supreme Court and the court may then— > > > > > (a) order the involved person to comply with the requirement of the investigator within a stated period; or > > > > > (b) instead of, or in addition to, making the order, punish the involved person as for a contempt of the Supreme Court if satisfied there was no lawful excuse for the failure to comply with the requirement of the investigator.