COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 158 Failure to comply with requirement about attendance

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 158

158 Failure to comply with requirement about attendance

(1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 157 must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse—

(a) fail to attend before the officer at the time and place stated in the relevant notice; or

(b) when attending before the officer fail to comply with a requirement to answer a question.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a requirement to answer a question if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty.

(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the requirement relates to a serious accident or high potential incident.