Taxation Administration Act 1953

SCHEDULE 1 - COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF INCOME TAX AND OTHER LIABILITIES  

Note: See section 3AA .

Chapter 4 - Generic assessment, collection and recovery rules  

PART 4-25 - CHARGES AND PENALTIES  

Division 288 - Miscellaneous administrative penalties  

SECTION 288-35  

288-35   PENALTY FOR PREVENTING ACCESS ETC.  

You are liable to an administrative penalty of 20 penalty units if:

(a) a provision of a *taxation law confers a power on an officer authorised under that law:

(i) to enter or remain on land, premises or a place that you occupy; or

(ii) to have access to documents, goods or other property in your possession; or

(iii) to inspect, copy or take extracts from documents in your possession; or

(iv) to inspect, examine, count, measure, weigh, gauge, test or analyse any goods or other property in your possession and, to that end, take samples; and

(b) you refuse to provide the officer with all reasonable facilities for the officer effectively to exercise that power in accordance with that law.

Note:

See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.