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Copyright Act 1994

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144I: Offences

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If you do not have a good reason, you must not refuse or fail to comply with a notice given under section 144A. You must also comply with notices given under section 144B and section 144D, or you might get in trouble. If you break these rules, you can be charged with an offence and might have to pay a fine or go to prison. You could be fined up to $10,000 or imprisoned for up to 6 months if you are an individual. If you are a company, you could be fined up to $50,000. You are expected to follow these rules and comply with the notices given to you, unless you have a reasonable excuse not to.

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Enforcement powers of Customs officers

144IOffences

  1. No person may, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice given under section 144A.

  2. No person who is required by a notice given under section 144B to appear before a Customs officer and to answer questions may, without reasonable excuse,—

  3. refuse or fail to appear before the Customs officer in accordance with the notice; or
    1. refuse to answer any question.

      1. No person may, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with an order made under section 144D.

      2. Every person who breaches any of subsections (1) to (3) 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 to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
        1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

          Notes
          • Section 144I: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Copyright Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 72).
          • Section 144I(4): amended, on , by regulation 3(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/409).