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Trade Marks Act 2002

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134ZA: Offence of failing to comply with order to produce documents

You could also call this:

"Breaking the law by not showing documents when asked"

You must follow an order to produce documents when asked under section 134Y. If you don't follow this order and don't have a good reason, you are breaking the law. This is called an offence.

If you commit this offence, you can be punished. The punishment depends on whether you are a person or a company. If you are a person, you could go to jail for up to 6 months or have to pay up to $10,000. If you are a company, you could have to pay up to $50,000.

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134ZAOffence of failing to comply with order to produce documents

  1. No person may, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with an order under section 134Y.

  2. Every person who breaches subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

      Notes
      • Section 134ZA: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 71).
      • Section 134ZA(2): amended, on , by regulation 3(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/409).