Radiation Protection Act 2005
70Power to require information from certain persons
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70 Power to require information from certain persons
(1) If an authorised officer reasonably suspects that –
(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and
(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence –
the authorised officer may require the person to give information about the suspected offence.
(2) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must inform the person that it is an offence to fail to give the information unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(3) The person must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(4) Without limiting what constitutes a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the requirement, it is a reasonable excuse if complying with the requirement might incriminate the person.