Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts6. (1) Where the Director believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
(a) a person is a prescribed person; and
(b) that person is capable of furnishing information that the Director considers to be necessary in connection with making a recommendation in relation to a particular fuel;
the Director may by notice served on that person, require the person to furnish to the Director, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, such information as is specified in the notice.
(2) A person shall not—
(a) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1); or
(b) in purported compliance with such a notice, knowingly furnish information that is false or misleading.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of a natural person—$5,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;
(b) in the case of a body corporate—$25,000.
(3) In this section—
(a) a person, whether within or outside the Territory, who supplies fuel in the Territory; or
(b) a person, whether within or outside the Territory, who is a party to an agreement, arrangement or understanding that may affect or be connected with the price, or supply, of fuel in the Territory;