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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
sec.87RTOffence to contravene information requirement
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### sec.87RT Offence to contravene information requirement
A person of whom a requirement is made under section 87RS (2) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to give the information or produce the document if—
the person would be entitled to refuse to give the information or produce the document in a court proceeding on the ground that giving the information or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty; or
for a requirement to produce a document—the cost of producing the document would be unreasonable, having regard to its evidentiary value and any other relevant circumstances.
The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information or document sought by the authorised person is not relevant to a matter mentioned in section 87RS (1) .
s 87RT ins 2019 No. 36 s 19
(sec.87RT-ssec.1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 87RS (2) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.87RT-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to give the information or produce the document if— the person would be entitled to refuse to give the information or produce the document in a court proceeding on the ground that giving the information or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty; or for a requirement to produce a document—the cost of producing the document would be unreasonable, having regard to its evidentiary value and any other relevant circumstances.
(sec.87RT-ssec.3) The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information or document sought by the authorised person is not relevant to a matter mentioned in section 87RS (1) .
- (a) the person would be entitled to refuse to give the information or produce the document in a court proceeding on the ground that giving the information or producing the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty; or
- (b) for a requirement to produce a document—the cost of producing the document would be unreasonable, having regard to its evidentiary value and any other relevant circumstances.