Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.215APower to require information relevant to monitoring or enforcement of particular provisions
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sec.215A Power to require information relevant to monitoring or enforcement of particular provisions
This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes a person may be able to give information relevant to the monitoring or enforcement of section 65 , 66 , 67 , 161 , 161A or 209CE . The authorised person may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the authorised person information relevant to the monitoring or enforcement of the provision within a stated reasonable period. The person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the individual. To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section is not limited by, and does not limit, section 215 . In this section— information includes a document. s 215A ins 2025 No. 27 s 31 (sec.215A-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes a person may be able to give information relevant to the monitoring or enforcement of section 65 , 66 , 67 , 161 , 161A or 209CE . (sec.215A-ssec.2) The authorised person may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the authorised person information relevant to the monitoring or enforcement of the provision within a stated reasonable period. (sec.215A-ssec.3) The person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.215A-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the individual. (sec.215A-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section is not limited by, and does not limit, section 215 . (sec.215A-ssec.6) In this section— information includes a document.