Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If, by a notice under subsection 55W(1), the Information Commissioner requires a person to appear before him or her, the Information Commissioner may:
(a) administer an oath or affirmation to the person; and
(b) examine the person on oath or affirmation.
(2) The oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a person for the purposes of this section is an oath or affirmation that the answers the person will give will be true.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is required under this section to be examined on oath or affirmation; and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the person's conduct breaches that requirement.
Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 6 months imprisonment.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.