Queensland Consolidated Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 2002 - SECT 56

56 Offence to contravene information or attendance requirement

(1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 55 (1) (a) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 55 (1) (b) must not fail, without reasonable excuse—

(a) to attend as required by the notice; or

(b) to continue to attend as required by the board or investigator until excused from further attendance; or

(c) to answer a question the person is required to answer by the board or investigator; or

(d) to produce a document the person is required to produce by the notice.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person not to give the information, answer the question or produce the document, if giving the information, answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.