sec.579Offence to contravene help requirement

sec.579 Offence to contravene help requirement

A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept under this Act. (sec.579-ssec.1) A person of whom a help requirement has been made must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.579-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a help requirement if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty. (sec.579-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if a document or information the subject of the help requirement is required to be held or kept under this Act.