Insurance Act 1973
62DPersons to comply with requirements of APRA or the inspector
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62D Persons to comply with requirements of APRA or the inspector
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) a requirement of APRA or the inspector under section 62C is applicable to the person; and (b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement to the extent to which the person is able to comply with it.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both.
(2) A person is not excused from complying with a requirement under section 62C on the ground that doing so might tend to incriminate the person. (3) However, if the person is: (a) an individual; and (b) is required to answer questions under section 62C; and (c) before answering the questions, the person informs APRA or the inspector that doing so might tend to incriminate him or her; the questions or answers are not admissible in evidence against him or her in criminal proceedings other than a prosecution for: (d) an offence against subsection (1); or (e) an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code that relates to this section.