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Vegetation Management Act 1999
sec.54Failure to produce document
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### sec.54 Failure to produce document
A person of whom a document production requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply if doing so might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) , the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to comply with the requirement.
s 54 amd 2003 No. 10 s 65 ; 2013 No. 24 s 54 ; 2018 No. 7 s 27
(sec.54-ssec.1) A person of whom a document production requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.54-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply if doing so might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
(sec.54-ssec.3) If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) , the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to comply with the requirement.