Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAIR WORK (REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS) ACT 2009 - SECT 337

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person does not comply with:

                              (i)  a requirement under subsection 335(2) to attend before the General Manager; or

                             (ii)  a requirement under subsection 335(2) to give information or produce a document; or

                     (b)  the person gives information, or produces a document, in purported compliance with a requirement under subsection 335(2), and the person knows, or is reckless as to whether, the information or document is false or misleading; or

                     (c)  when attending before the General Manager in accordance with a requirement under subsection 335(2), the person makes a statement, whether orally or in writing, and the person knows, or is reckless as to whether, the statement is false or misleading.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

             (2)  Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(a).

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

             (4)  A person is not excused from giving information, or producing a document, that the person is required to give or produce under subsection 335(2) on the ground that the information, or the production of the document, might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.

             (5)  However:

                     (a)  giving the information or producing the document; or

                     (b)  any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of giving the information or producing the document;

is not admissible in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings or proceedings that may expose the person to a penalty, other than proceedings under, or arising out of, paragraph (1)(b) or (c).