34WFailing to comply with a notice

#### 34W Failing to comply with a notice (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is given a notice under section 34R; and (b) the person fails to comply with the notice. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 100 penalty units, or both. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the person fails to comply with the notice only because the person does not provide information or a document within the period specified in the notice; and (b) the person took all reasonable steps to provide the information or document within that period; and (c) the person provides the information or document as soon as practicable after the end of that period. > Note 1: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code). > Note 2: Sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code also create offences for providing false or misleading information or documents.