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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.138Failure to give information or material for investigation
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### sec.138 Failure to give information or material for investigation
A person of whom a requirement is made under section 137 must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with the requirement if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.
The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information or material sought by the commissioner is not in fact relevant to the investigation.
s 138 ins 1997 No. 24 s 13
amd 1999 No. 77 s 155 ; 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1)
(sec.138-ssec.1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 137 must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.138-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with the requirement if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.
(sec.138-ssec.3) The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information or material sought by the commissioner is not in fact relevant to the investigation.