Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:268bh
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 268BH
Character Range: 894161–894837

268BH  Offence: failing to comply with a notice
 (1) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a production or attendance notice commits an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
 (2) However, a person does not commit an offence in relation to a production notice if the person complied with the notice to the extent that it was practicable to do so within the period allowed by the notice.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
 (3) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.