Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00842:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00842
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 15661–16513

was required to give in accordance with the notice.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
 (6B) Subsection (6A) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
 (6C) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (6A) constituted by a refusal or failure to give information or a statement if the information or statement was not relevant to the matters into which the Commission was inquiring.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsections (6B) and (6C) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

Matters into which Commission was inquiring
 (7) The references in subsections (3) and (6) to the matters into which the Commission was inquiring are, for a Commission that holds an authorised member hearing, references to the matters into which the Commission as a whole was inquiring.