Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) In this section--
information includes a document containing information.
information offence means an offence against a transport Act that--
(a) involves--
(i) a prescribed heavy vehicle; or
(ii) a contravention of a regulation made under section 148; and
(b) is declared under a regulation to be an information offence.
(2) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes--
(a) an information offence has been committed; and
(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.
(3) The officer may require the person to give information about the offence.
(3A) The requirement may be made--
(a) orally; or
(b) by written notice requiring the person to give information about the offence to the officer at a stated reasonable time and place.
(4) When making the requirement, the officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(5) The person must give the information, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--90 penalty units.
(6) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to give the information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the individual.