25Offences

#### 25 Offences Failure to attend hearing (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is served with a notice to attend a hearing; and (b) the person fails to attend as required by the notice. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both. Failure to swear an oath, make an affirmation or answer a question (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is served with a notice to attend a hearing; and (b) either: (i) the person fails to be sworn or to make an affirmation at the hearing; or (ii) the person fails to answer a question at the hearing that the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor requires the person to answer. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both. Failure to produce a document or thing (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person receives a notice to produce a document or thing specified in the notice; and (b) the person fails to produce the document or thing that the person was required to produce. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both. Failure to provide information (4) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person receives a notice to provide information specified in the notice; and (b) the person fails to provide the information that the person was required to provide. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both. Exception—reasonable excuse (5) This section does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code). (6) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to: (a) answer a question; or (b) produce a document or thing; or (c) provide information; on the ground that to do so might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.