Customs Legislation Amendment (Airport, Port and Cargo Security) Act 2004 (111 of 2004)

Schedule 2   Questioning passengers etc. and persons found in restricted places

Customs Act 1901

4   At the end of section 243SA

Add:

(3) If:

(a) an officer requires a person to answer a question under section 195A; and

(b) the officer informs the person of the officer’s authority to ask the question; and

(c) the officer informs the person that it may be an offence not to answer the question;

the person must not fail to answer the question.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

Note: If item 1 of this Schedule commences after item 1 of Schedule 3, this item does not commence at all. See item 6 of the table in subsection 2(1).