57Warning to be given

57 Warning to be given (1) Before requiring a person to comply with a requirement under section 54 (1) (d) or (e) or section 55, an authorised person must warn the person— (a) that failure to comply constitutes an offence; and (b) about the effect of section 56. (2) It is not an offence for an individual to refuse to answer a question put by an authorised person or provide information or a document to an authorised person under section 54 (1) (d) or (e) or section 55 on the ground that the question, information or document might tend to incriminate the individual, unless the individual was first given the warning in subsection (1) (b). (3) Nothing in this section prevents an authorised person from obtaining and using evidence given to the authorised person voluntarily by any person.

Offences Part 8 Section 58 R5 23/02/26 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 page 43 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Part 8 Offences