Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905 - SECT 14

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is served a direction under subsection   10(4) or 11(2); and

  (b)   the person fails to comply with the direction.

Penalty:   One penalty unit.

  (2)   Subsection   ( 1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Note 2:   A person commits an offence in respect of each day until the person complies with the direction (see section   4K of the Crimes Act 1914 ).

  (3)   Subsection   ( 1) does not apply in relation to a person's failure to answer a question, or to supply particulars, relating to the person's religious beliefs.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   ( 3) (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).