sec.59BWarning to be given by inspector

sec.59B Warning to be given by inspector

Before requiring a person to answer a question under section 59 , an inspector must— warn the person that failure to answer the question without reasonable excuse would constitute an offence; and warn the person about the effect of section 59A . It is not an offence for an individual to refuse to answer a question put by the inspector on the ground the question might tend to incriminate the individual, unless the individual was first given the warning mentioned in subsection (1) (b) . Nothing in this section prevents an inspector from obtaining and using evidence given to the inspector voluntarily by a person. s 59B ins 2019 No. 7 s 58 (sec.59B-ssec.1) Before requiring a person to answer a question under section 59 , an inspector must— warn the person that failure to answer the question without reasonable excuse would constitute an offence; and warn the person about the effect of section 59A . (sec.59B-ssec.2) It is not an offence for an individual to refuse to answer a question put by the inspector on the ground the question might tend to incriminate the individual, unless the individual was first given the warning mentioned in subsection (1) (b) . (sec.59B-ssec.3) Nothing in this section prevents an inspector from obtaining and using evidence given to the inspector voluntarily by a person.

• (a) warn the person that failure to answer the question without reasonable excuse would constitute an offence; and
• (b) warn the person about the effect of section 59A .