sec.40Offence to contravene help requirement

sec.40 Offence to contravene help requirement

A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept by the defendant under this Act or a primary Act. See, however, section 71 . (sec.40-ssec.1) A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.40-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. (sec.40-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept by the defendant under this Act or a primary Act. See, however, section 71 .