66JOffences

66J Offences

[Section 66J of Part 3 Inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 46, Applied:30 Dec 2020]

(1)  A person must not –

(a) fail to comply with a requirement imposed on the person under section 66H(1) or contravene a direction under section 66G(4) or section 66I(2) ; or

(b) provide to the Regulator, in relation to an investigation, oral or written information that the person knows or believes to be false or misleading in a material particular without informing the Regulator of that knowledge or belief; or

(c) hinder, obstruct or interfere with the Regulator, or a person acting as or on behalf of the Regulator, in the performance or exercise of the Regulator’s or person’s functions or powers under this Division; or

(d) take, or threaten to take, any action that detrimentally affects the employment or engagement of another person because the other person has assisted, is assisting or intends to assist the Regulator in an investigation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.

(2)  Despite subsection (1) , a person is not required to comply with a requirement imposed on the person under section 66H(1) if to do so would tend to incriminate the person.