78Failure to comply with notice

#### 78 Failure to comply with notice (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is served with a notice under section 75; and (b) the person fails to comply with the notice: (i) within the period specified in the notice; or (ii) if the Integrity Commissioner has allowed the person further time under subsection 76(3)—within such further time. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. > Note 1: If a notice requires a document or thing to be produced, a legal practitioner may refuse to produce the document or thing in certain circumstances: see section 79. > Note 2: This section is not subject to the privilege against self‑incrimination but there are limits on the uses to which the evidence the person gives may be put: see section 80. (2) In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence if it is not reasonably practicable for the person to comply with the notice: (a) within the period specified in the notice; or (b) within such further time as allowed by the Integrity Commissioner under subsection 76(3). > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.