Section 82 — Freedom of Information Act 1982: Information Commissioner investigations—obliging persons to appear

Notice to require person to appear (1) The Information Commissioner may, by written notice, require a person to appear before the Information Commissioner to answer questions for the purposes of an investigation. (2) The notice must: (a) be in writing; and (b) state that the person must comply with the notice at a specified time that is not less than 14 days after the time at which the person is given the notice; and (c) specify the place at which the person must comply with the notice. Offence for failure to comply (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is subject to a requirement specified in a notice under subsection (1); and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the person’s conduct breaches the requirement. Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 6 months imprisonment. Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.