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Copyright Act 1994

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

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"Breaking the law by not giving documents when ordered"

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You must comply with an order to produce documents under section 134Y. If you do not comply without a reasonable excuse, you commit an offence. You can be liable for imprisonment or a fine if you are an individual, or a fine if you are a body corporate.

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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 6 of the Copyright Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 72).
      • Section 134ZA(2): amended, on , by regulation 3(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/409).