Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 52

Scope

  (1)   This section applies to a person if the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that the person has information or a document that is relevant to the operation of this Act.

Requirement

  (2)   The Secretary may, by notice given to the person, require the person:

  (a)   to give to the Secretary, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information; or

  (b)   to produce to the Secretary, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or

  (c)   to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Secretary, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies.

Note:   Section   67 deals with giving notices under this Act.

  (3)   The period specified in a notice given under subsection   (2) must be at least 14 days after the notice is given.

  (4)   A notice under subsection   (2) must set out the effect of the following provisions:

  (a)   subsection   (5);

  (b)   section   137.1 of the Criminal Code (about giving false or misleading information);

  (c)   section   137.2 of the Criminal Code (about producing false or misleading documents).

Offence

  (5)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is given a notice under subsection   (2); and

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

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 6 months.

  (6)   Section   15.2 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category B) applies to an offence against subsection   (5).