Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an inspector reasonably believes—
(a) this Act has been contravened; and
(b) a person may be able to give information about the contravention.
(2) The inspector may require the person to give information to the person's knowledge about the contravention within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way.
Example of reasonable way—
by production of a licence, certificate or log book entry
(3) When making a requirement under subsection (2), the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(4) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (2) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—15 penalty units.
(5) If the person is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse for the individual not to comply with the requirement if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.