Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749:section:107
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 107
Character Range: 461623–462606

107  Offences relating to inspections under Part 2‑7
 (1) A person shall not refuse or fail:
 (a) to attend before a person;
 (b) to furnish information; or
 (c) to answer a question;
when required under section 87 to do so.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
 (2) A person shall not:
 (a) intentionally obstruct, hinder or resist a person in connection with the performance or exercise of the Ombudsman's functions or powers under Part 2‑7; or
 (b) give to an inspecting officer, in connection with an inspection under Part 2‑7, information or a statement that the first‑mentioned person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
 (3) Subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) do not apply if the person first mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

Part 2‑10—Civil remedies