Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNotice to require person to appear
(1) The Information Commissioner may, by written notice, require a person to appear before the Information Commissioner to answer questions for the purposes of an investigation.
(2) The notice must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state that the person must comply with the notice at a specified time that is not less than 14 days after the time at which the person is given the notice; and
(c) specify the place at which the person must comply with the notice.
Offence for failure to comply
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is subject to a requirement specified in a notice under subsection (1); and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the person's conduct breaches the 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.