Offshore Minerals Act 1999
372Obligation to comply with request under section 367, 368, 369, 370 or 371
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372 Obligation to comply with request under section 367, 368, 369, 370 or 371
372 Obligation to comply with request under section 367, 368, 369, 370 or 371
(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a request under section 367, 368, 369, 370 or 371.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(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.
Note—
Section 373 provides immunity for the response to the request.
(3) A person must not give false or misleading information:
(a) in response to a request under section 367, 368, 370 or 371, or
(b) in response to a question asked under section 369 (1).
Maximum penalty: $10 000.