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Coroners Act 2006

Appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions - Offences and penalties

134: Failure to supply information or documents or other things as required by notice under section 120

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"Not giving information or documents when asked can be an offence"

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You commit an offence if you do not supply information or documents as required by a notice under section 120. You must have a reasonable excuse for not complying with the notice. If you are found guilty, you may have to pay a fine of up to $1,000.

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Offences and penalties

134Failure to supply information or documents or other things as required by notice under section 120

  1. Every person commits an offence against this section, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice under section 120 to the extent that the person is capable of complying with it.

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  • 1999 No 10 s 8
Notes
  • Section 134 heading: amended, on , by section 26(1) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
  • Section 134: amended, on , by section 26(2) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
  • Section 134: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).