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Land Title Act 2000
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25 Offence by witness
(1) A person commits an offence if the person is given a notice under
section 24 and the person fails to comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person appears as a witness at an inquiry; and
(b) the person does not:
(i) take an oath when required by the Registrar-General; or
(ii) answer a question the person is required to answer by
the Registrar-General; or
(iii) produce a document or thing the person is required to
produce by the Registrar-General.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict
liability.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (1) or (2) if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note for subsection (4)