(1) APRA's notice under section 257 must specify a date as the deadline for the receipt of the report.
(2) A person appointed to investigate and make a report under subsection 257(1) (whether as an individual or as a member of a committee) commits an offence if the report is not given to APRA:
(a) before the expiry of the deadline; or
(b) within such further time as APRA, by written notice, allows.
(3) A person appointed to investigate and make a report under subsection 257(1) (whether as an individual or as a member of a committee) commits an offence if the report is not given to APRA:
(a) before the expiry of the deadline; or
(b) within such further time as APRA, by written notice, allows.
This is an offence of strict liability.
Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
Note 2: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .