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Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Regulation 2016
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29 Failure to answer questions etc.
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is given a notice under subsection 22(3) or 23(3); and (b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person considers, on reasonable grounds, that complying with the notice may be prejudicial to the defence of the Commonwealth.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3 (3) of the Criminal Code).