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National Energy Retail Law (Adoption) Regulation 2020
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#### 12 Offences
12 Offences
(cf 2013 reg cl 8E)
> > (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse—
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> > > (a) refuse or fail to comply with a notice served under clause 10, or
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> > > (b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the Chairperson at any meeting or hearing before the Market Monitor for the purposes of a special review.
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> > (2) It is a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subclause (1) that to comply with the notice or to answer the question might tend to incriminate a natural person or make the person liable to any forfeiture or penalty.
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> > (3) A person must not—
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> > > (a) give to the Market Monitor, whether orally or in writing, information that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular (unless the person informs the Market Monitor of that fact), or
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> > > (b) at a meeting of or hearing before the Market Monitor, give evidence that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
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> > (4) A person must not hinder, obstruct or interfere with the Chairperson or any other member of the Market Monitor in the exercise of functions for the purposes of a special review as Chairperson or other member.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.