Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sch.6-sec.2Offence for failing to produce information or attend before inspector
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sch.6-sec.2 Offence for failing to produce information or attend before inspector
A person required to give stated information to an inspector under clause 1(2)(a) must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to give the information as required by the notice. Maximum penalty— in the case of an individual—$5,000; or in the case of a body corporate—$10,000. A person given a notice to attend before an inspector must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the inspector until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the inspector; and produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty— in the case of an individual—$5,000; or in the case of a body corporate—$10,000. For the purposes of subclauses (1) and (2), it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give stated information, answer a question or to produce a document, if giving the information, answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual. (sch.6-sec.2-ssec.1) A person required to give stated information to an inspector under clause 1(2)(a) must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to give the information as required by the notice. Maximum penalty— in the case of an individual—$5,000; or in the case of a body corporate—$10,000. (sch.6-sec.2-ssec.2) A person given a notice to attend before an inspector must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to— attend as required by the notice; and continue to attend as required by the inspector until excused from further attendance; and answer a question the person is required to answer by the inspector; and produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice. Maximum penalty— in the case of an individual—$5,000; or in the case of a body corporate—$10,000. (sch.6-sec.2-ssec.3) For the purposes of subclauses (1) and (2), it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give stated information, answer a question or to produce a document, if giving the information, answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual.
- (a) in the case of an individual—$5,000; or
- (b) in the case of a body corporate—$10,000.
- (a) attend as required by the notice; and
- (b) continue to attend as required by the inspector until excused from further attendance; and
- (c) answer a question the person is required to answer by the inspector; and
- (d) produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice.
- (a) in the case of an individual—$5,000; or
- (b) in the case of a body corporate—$10,000.