Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 412A

             (1)  If the executing officer enters premises under a monitoring warrant, he or she may require a person on the premises to:

                     (a)  answer a question asked by the executing officer; or

                     (b)  give the executing officer information requested by the executing officer; or

                     (c)  produce to the executing officer records or documents kept on the premises.

             (2)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the executing officer has entered premises under a monitoring warrant; and

                     (b)  the person is on the premises; and

                     (c)  the executing officer requires the person to:

                              (i)  answer a question asked by the executing officer; or

                             (ii)  give the executing officer information requested by the executing officer; or

                            (iii)  produce to the executing officer records or documents kept on the premises; and

                     (d)  the person contravenes the requirement.

             (3)  The offence is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not more than 6 months, a fine of not more than 30 penalty units, or both.