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Electricity Act 1992

Disciplinary provisions - Investigations

147F: Offence to fail to comply with notice to supply information or document

You could also call this:

“You must give correct information when asked during an investigation, or you could be fined”

If someone asks you to provide information or a document as part of an investigation, you need to do so. If you don’t, you might get in trouble.

You could be breaking the law if you:

  • Don’t give the information or document when asked, without a good reason
  • Give false or misleading information or documents on purpose

If you break this law, you might have to pay a fine. If you’re an individual, the fine could be up to $10,000. If you’re a company, the fine could be up to $50,000.

It’s important to be honest and helpful when you’re asked for information during an investigation. If you’re not sure about something, it’s better to ask for help than to ignore the request or give wrong information.

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Part 11 Disciplinary provisions
Investigations

147FOffence to fail to comply with notice to supply information or document

  1. No person may,—

  2. without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 147(1)(b); or
    1. in purported compliance with the notice, supply information, or supply a document, knowing it to be false or misleading.

      1. Every person who breaches subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 in the case of an individual, or $50,000 in the case of a body corporate.

      Notes
      • Section 147F: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
      • Section 147F(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).