sec.75Power to require answers to questions

### sec.75 Power to require answers to questions If an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person may be able to provide information relevant to the enforcement of this Act, the officer may require the person to answer a question relevant to the enforcement of this Act. If the authorised officer makes a requirement under subsection (1) , the officer must warn the person that it is an offence against this Act— to fail to answer a question relevant to the enforcement of this Act without reasonable excuse; or to make a statement that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. A person who is required under subsection (1) to answer a question must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the requirement. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if answering the question might tend to incriminate the person. If— an authorised officer makes a requirement under subsection (1) on the basis of a reasonable belief; and the information is not in fact relevant to the enforcement of this Act; the person is not guilty of an offence against this section. (sec.75-ssec.1) If an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person may be able to provide information relevant to the enforcement of this Act, the officer may require the person to answer a question relevant to the enforcement of this Act. (sec.75-ssec.2) If the authorised officer makes a requirement under subsection (1) , the officer must warn the person that it is an offence against this Act— to fail to answer a question relevant to the enforcement of this Act without reasonable excuse; or to make a statement that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. (sec.75-ssec.3) A person who is required under subsection (1) to answer a question must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the requirement. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.75-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if answering the question might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.75-ssec.5) If— an authorised officer makes a requirement under subsection (1) on the basis of a reasonable belief; and the information is not in fact relevant to the enforcement of this Act; the person is not guilty of an offence against this section. - (a) to fail to answer a question relevant to the enforcement of this Act without reasonable excuse; or - (b) to make a statement that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. - (a) an authorised officer makes a requirement under subsection (1) on the basis of a reasonable belief; and - (b) the information is not in fact relevant to the enforcement of this Act;