Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person shall not fail to answer a question or produce a document when required to do so in pursuance of section 7 .
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(1A) Subsection ( 1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection ( 1A) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(1B) Subsection ( 1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) A person shall not obstruct or hinder an authorised officer acting in the performance of his or her functions or the exercise of his or her powers under this Act.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3A) Subsection ( 3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection ( 3A) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(4) A person shall not assault or threaten an authorised officer acting in the performance of his or her functions or the exercise of his or her powers under this Act.
Penalty: 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(5) For the purposes of an offence against subsection ( 3) or (4), strict liability applies to the following physical elements of circumstance of the offence:
(a) that the person obstructed or hindered is an authorised officer;
(b) that the authorised officer is acting in the performance of his or her functions or the exercise of his or her powers under this Act.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .