Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005
sec.182Offences
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sec.182 Offences
A person required to give information to an investigator under section 181 must give the information as required by the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. A person given a notice to attend before an investigator under section 181 must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the investigator until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the investigator; and produce a thing the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to give information, answer a question or produce a stated thing, that giving the information, answering the question or producing the thing might tend to incriminate the individual. (sec.182-ssec.1) A person required to give information to an investigator under section 181 must give the information as required by the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.182-ssec.2) A person given a notice to attend before an investigator under section 181 must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the investigator until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the investigator; and produce a thing the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.182-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to give information, answer a question or produce a stated thing, that giving the information, answering the question or producing the thing might tend to incriminate the individual.
- (a) attend as required by the notice; and
- (b) continue to attend as required by the investigator until excused from further attendance; and
- (c) answer a question the person is required to answer by the investigator; and
- (d) produce a thing the person is required to produce by the notice.