Section sec.152 - Nature Conservation Act 1992 - Power to require information from certain persons

sec.152Power to require information from certain persons

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### sec.152 Power to require information from certain persons This section applies if a conservation officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that— an offence against this Act has happened; and a person may be able to give information about the offence. The conservation officer may require the person to give information about the offence. When making the requirement, the conservation officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the person. The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information sought by the conservation officer is not in fact relevant to the offence. s 152 sub 1994 No. 42 s 42 (sec.152-ssec.1) This section applies if a conservation officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that— an offence against this Act has happened; and a person may be able to give information about the offence. (sec.152-ssec.2) The conservation officer may require the person to give information about the offence. (sec.152-ssec.3) When making the requirement, the conservation officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.152-ssec.4) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.152-ssec.5) It is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.152-ssec.6) The person does not commit an offence against this section if the information sought by the conservation officer is not in fact relevant to the offence. - (a) an offence against this Act has happened; and - (b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.