22Provision of information to the Secretary

22 Provision of information to the Secretary

(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, ask an operator to give the Secretary, within 30 days of receiving the notice: (a) information about the noise level of an aircraft; or (b) information relevant to determining whether a take‑off or landing of an aircraft was for an aircraft involved in an emergency under subregulation 20 (2). (2) A notice under subregulation (1) must state: (a) the information to be provided; and (b) how the information is to be provided; and (c) that the operator must comply with the notice within 30 days of receiving the notice. (3) An operator must not fail to comply with a notice under subregulation (1).

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3A) For subregulation (3), strict liability applies to the physical element that a notice was given under subregulation (1).

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

(4) Subregulation (1) does not affect a person’s right to refuse to give information on the ground that the information, or giving the information, might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.