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Crime and Corruption Act 2001
sec.81HOffence not to comply with notice to discover
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### sec.81H Offence not to comply with notice to discover
A person given a notice to discover under section 81E or 81F must comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
If a claim of reasonable excuse is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A .
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has made a claim of reasonable excuse and 1 of the following applies—
the commission withdraws the requirement the subject of the notice to discover;
the commission is ordered by the Supreme Court to withdraw the requirement the subject of the notice to discover.
It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that complying with the notice to discover might tend to incriminate the person.
If a claim of self-incrimination privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A .
s 81H ins 2024 No. 41 s 12
(sec.81H-ssec.1) A person given a notice to discover under section 81E or 81F must comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. If a claim of reasonable excuse is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A .
(sec.81H-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has made a claim of reasonable excuse and 1 of the following applies— the commission withdraws the requirement the subject of the notice to discover; the commission is ordered by the Supreme Court to withdraw the requirement the subject of the notice to discover.
(sec.81H-ssec.3) It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that complying with the notice to discover might tend to incriminate the person. If a claim of self-incrimination privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A .
- (a) the commission withdraws the requirement the subject of the notice to discover;
- (b) the commission is ordered by the Supreme Court to withdraw the requirement the subject of the notice to discover.