Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An inspector who is authorised to enter premises by a monitoring warrant may require any person in or on the premises to:
(a) answer any questions put by the inspector; or
(b) produce any book, record or document requested by the inspector.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) A person is excused from complying with a requirement under subsection (1) if the answer to the question or the production of the book, record or document might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter
in subsection (3), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .