12. (1) Where the Minister believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
(a) a person is a prescribed person; and
(b) that person is capable of furnishing information that the Minister considers to be necessary in connection with the operation of this Act;
the Minister may by notice served on that person, require the person to furnish to the Minister, 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 in a material particular.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;
(b) in the case of a body corporate—250 penalty units.
(3) In this section—
(a) a person, whether within or outside the Territory, who supplies motor fuel in the Territory; or
(b) a person, whether within or outside the Territory, who is a party to an agreement, arrangement or understanding to which this Act may apply;