sec.763Power to require information

### sec.763 Power to require information This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes— an offence against this Act has been committed; and a person may be able to give information about the offence. The authorised officer may, by notice given to the person, require the person to give information about the offence to the authorised officer at a stated reasonable place and at a stated reasonable time. The person must comply with the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. It is not a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to give the information because giving the information might tend to incriminate the person. However, if the person is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the information that might tend to incriminate the person is not admissible in evidence against the person in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information. If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (3) , the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to comply with the requirement. s 763 amd 2005 No. 19 s 133 (sec.763-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes— an offence against this Act has been committed; and a person may be able to give information about the offence. (sec.763-ssec.2) The authorised officer may, by notice given to the person, require the person to give information about the offence to the authorised officer at a stated reasonable place and at a stated reasonable time. (sec.763-ssec.3) The person must comply with the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.763-ssec.4) It is not a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to give the information because giving the information might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.763-ssec.5) However, if the person is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the information that might tend to incriminate the person is not admissible in evidence against the person in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information. (sec.763-ssec.6) If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (3) , the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to comply with the requirement. - (a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and - (b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.