Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00866:clause:4_55x
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00866
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 55X
Character Range: 130235–131130

55X  Information gathering powers—administration of oath or affirmation
 (1) If, by a notice under subsection 55W(1), the Information Commissioner requires a person to appear before him or her, the Information Commissioner may:
 (a) administer an oath or affirmation to the person; and
 (b) examine the person on oath or affirmation.
 (2) The oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a person for the purposes of this section is an oath or affirmation that the answers the person will give will be true.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is required under this section to be examined on oath or affirmation; and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the person's conduct breaches that requirement.
Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 6 months imprisonment.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.