sec.372Obligation to comply with request under section 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 or 371

sec.372 Obligation to comply with request under section 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 or 371

A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a request under section 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 or 371 . Maximum penalty—134 penalty units. A person is not excused from complying with the request on the ground that complying with the request might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. Section 373 provides immunity for the response to the request. A person must not give false or misleading information in response to— a request under section 367 , 368 , 370 or 371 ; or a question asked under section 369 (1) . Maximum penalty—134 penalty units. Subsection (3) does not apply to the giving of a false or misleading document if, when giving the document, the person— informs the Minister or inspector, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and gives the correct information to the Minister or inspector if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (3) to state the information was ‘false or misleading’ to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which. In this section— information includes document. (sec.372-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a request under section 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 or 371 . Maximum penalty—134 penalty units. (sec.372-ssec.2) A person is not excused from complying with the request on the ground that complying with the request might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. Section 373 provides immunity for the response to the request. (sec.372-ssec.3) A person must not give false or misleading information in response to— a request under section 367 , 368 , 370 or 371 ; or a question asked under section 369 (1) . Maximum penalty—134 penalty units. (sec.372-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the giving of a false or misleading document if, when giving the document, the person— informs the Minister or inspector, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and gives the correct information to the Minister or inspector if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. (sec.372-ssec.5) It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (3) to state the information was ‘false or misleading’ to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which. (sec.372-ssec.6) In this section— information includes document.

• (a) a request under section 367 , 368 , 370 or 371 ; or
• (b) a question asked under section 369 (1) .
• (a) informs the Minister or inspector, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and
• (b) gives the correct information to the Minister or inspector if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.