Fire Services Act 1990
sec.149ZKFailure to help investigation officer
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sec.149ZK Failure to help investigation officer
A person required to give reasonable help under section 149ZJ (3) (b) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with the requirement because complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person. s 149ZK (prev s 60L) ins 2008 No. 64 s 20 amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 38 (2) (sec.149ZK-ssec.1) A person required to give reasonable help under section 149ZJ (3) (b) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.149ZK-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with the requirement because complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.