Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT 2004 - SECT 91

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is required under section 88 to attend and answer questions before the work health and safety commissioner; and

        (b)     the person attends before the work health and safety commissioner; and

        (c)     the work health and safety commissioner requires the person to answer a question; and

        (d)     the person fails to answer the question.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is required by a notice under section 88 to attend and answer questions before the work health and safety commissioner; and

        (b)     the person attends before the work health and safety commissioner; and

        (c)     the person fails to continue to attend as reasonably required by the work health and safety commissioner until excused from further attendance.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.