(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, ask an operator to give the Secretary, within 30 days of receiving the notice:

(a)

information about the noise level of an aircraft; or

(b)

information relevant to determining whether, at the time an aircraft took off or landed, it was involved in an emergency (within the meaning of subregulation 14 (2)).

(2) A notice under subregulation (1) must state:

(a)

the information to be provided; and

(b)

how the information is to be provided; and

(c)

that the operator must comply with the notice within 30 days of receiving the notice.

(3) An operator is guilty of an offence if:

(a)

the operator fails to comply with a notice under subregulation (1); and

(b)

the notice has been issued under subregulation (1).

Penalty:
10 penalty units.

(4)

Strict liability applies to the element of an offence under subregulation

(3)

mentioned in paragraph (3) (b).

(5)

Subregulation (3) does not affect a person's right to refuse to give information on the ground that the information, or giving the information, might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

Note 1
For the value of a penalty unit, see subsection 4AA (l) of the Crimes Act 1914 .
Note 2
It is an offence to give false information to a Commonwealth entity in certain circumstances: see section 137.1 of the Criminal Code .