Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 445

445 Power to require information from certain persons

(1) This section applies if an authorised person suspects, on reasonable grounds, that—

(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and

(b) a person (the
"nominated person" ) may be able to give information about the offence.

(2) The authorised person may, by written notice given to the nominated person, require the nominated person to give information about the offence to the authorised person at a reasonable time and place stated in the notice.

(3) When making the requirement, the authorised person must warn the nominated person it is an offence to fail to give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

(4) The nominated person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(5) It is a reasonable excuse for the nominated person to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the person.

(6) The nominated person does not commit an offence against this section if—

(a) the information sought by the authorised person is not in fact relevant to the offence; or

(b) an offence is not proved to have been committed.