Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person shall not refuse or fail:
(a) to attend before a person;
(b) to furnish information; or
(c) to answer a question;
when required under section 87 to do so.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) A person shall not:
(a) intentionally obstruct, hinder or resist a person in connection with the performance or exercise of the Ombudsman's functions or powers under Part 2-7; or
(b) give to an inspecting officer, in connection with an inspection under Part 2-7, information or a statement that the first-mentioned person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) Subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) do not apply if the person first mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) 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 ).