Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Information that relates to compliance, or failure to comply, with this Act is security compliance information .
(2) If the Secretary believes, on reasonable grounds, that a maritime industry participant has security compliance information, the Secretary may, by written notice given to the participant, require the participant to give the information to the Secretary.
(3) The information must be given within the period and in the form and manner specified in the notice. The period must not be less than 14 days.
(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Secretary may specify in the notice any one or more of the following ways for the participant to give the information:
(a) orally;
(b) in writing;
(c) by electronic transmission.
(5) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a notice under subsection (2).
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(7) Subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.