Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The authority may take action under this section to find out whether a water supplier (the person) is complying with section 170ZL in relation to a water pricing determination.
(2) The authority may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the authority, within the time, not less than 14 days, stated in the notice, stated information about the person's compliance with the water pricing determination.
(3) The person must comply with the requirement within the time stated in the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(4) A person who is an individual is not required to comply with a requirement to give information if the person claims on the ground of self-incrimination a privilege the individual would be entitled to claim against giving the information were the individual a witness in a prosecution for an offence in the Supreme Court.
(5) The authority or person may apply to the Supreme Court for a determination of the validity of a claim of privilege.