sec.155Failure to comply with requirement about attendance

### sec.155 Failure to comply with requirement about attendance A person of whom a requirement is made under section 154 must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— fail to attend before the officer at the time and place stated in the relevant notice; or when attending before the officer fail to comply with a requirement to answer a question. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a requirement to answer a question if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. However, subsection (2) does not apply if the requirement relates to a serious accident or high potential incident. s 155 amd 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch ; 2011 No. 2 s 85 (sec.155-ssec.1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 154 must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— fail to attend before the officer at the time and place stated in the relevant notice; or when attending before the officer fail to comply with a requirement to answer a question. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.155-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a requirement to answer a question if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. (sec.155-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the requirement relates to a serious accident or high potential incident. - (a) fail to attend before the officer at the time and place stated in the relevant notice; or - (b) when attending before the officer fail to comply with a requirement to answer a question.