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State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999
sec.134FRegistrar may require translation or conversion of information
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### sec.134F Registrar may require translation or conversion of information
This section applies if—
a person gives information to the registrar; and
the registrar reasonably believes the information is relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act.
The registrar may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to do 1 or more of the following within a stated reasonable period—
translate the information into the English language;
convert the information into a written document;
convert any amount mentioned in the information into Australian currency.
The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
If the person does not comply with the requirement, the registrar may have the information translated or converted as mentioned in subsection (2) .
The costs and expenses incurred under subsection (4) are a debt payable to the State by the person.
s 134F ins 2017 No. 13 s 73
(sec.134F-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person gives information to the registrar; and the registrar reasonably believes the information is relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act.
(sec.134F-ssec.2) The registrar may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to do 1 or more of the following within a stated reasonable period— translate the information into the English language; convert the information into a written document; convert any amount mentioned in the information into Australian currency.
(sec.134F-ssec.3) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.134F-ssec.4) If the person does not comply with the requirement, the registrar may have the information translated or converted as mentioned in subsection (2) .
(sec.134F-ssec.5) The costs and expenses incurred under subsection (4) are a debt payable to the State by the person.
- (a) a person gives information to the registrar; and
- (b) the registrar reasonably believes the information is relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act.
- (a) translate the information into the English language;
- (b) convert the information into a written document;
- (c) convert any amount mentioned in the information into Australian currency.