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44 Unauthorised entry to cordoned‑off area, etc.

35.—(1) An individual commits an offence if—
 * (a) the individual enters or remains in the cordoned‑off area; and
 * (b) the individual’s entry into, or remaining in, the cordoned‑off area is not authorised by section 32, or by the Director or an investigator or any person acting under the authority of the Director or an investigator.

(2) An individual who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Non‑compliance with requirement to answer, etc.

36.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse—
 * (a) refuses to answer a question addressed to the person under section 28;
 * (b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by an investigator to do so under section 28;
 * (c) fails or refuses to do or refrain from doing anything required of the person under section 28 or 29; or
 * (d) fails or refuses to do anything required of the person by order under section 30.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person—
 * (a) intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which the person has been required under section 28 or 29 to provide; or
 * (b) who, in providing any document or information required under section 28 or 29, makes any statement which the person knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes such a statement.