Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.229AOffence to contravene attendance requirement
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sec.229A Offence to contravene attendance requirement
A person of whom a requirement is made under section 228 (3) (b) must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the authorised person until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the authorised person; and produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. For subsection (1) , it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. s 229A ins 2015 No. 24 s 11 (sec.229A-ssec.1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 228 (3) (b) must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the authorised person until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the authorised person; and produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.229A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
- (a) attend as required by the notice; and
- (b) continue to attend as required by the authorised person until excused from further attendance; and
- (c) answer a question the person is required to answer by the authorised person; and
- (d) produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice.