Power to obtain information
6 Power to obtain information
Where the commissioner believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
a person is a prescribed person; and
that person is capable of furnishing information that the commissioner considers to be necessary in connection with making a recommendation in relation to a particular fuel;
the commissioner may by notice served on that person, require the person to furnish to the commissioner, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, such information as is specified in the notice.
A person shall not—
without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1); or
in purported compliance with such a notice, knowingly furnish information that is false or misleading.
Maximum penalty:
for paragraph (a)—50 penalty units; or
for paragraph (b)—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
In this section:
prescribed person means—
a person, whether within or outside the Territory, who supplies fuel in the Territory; or
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.
supply means to supply (including resupply), or to offer to supply, by way of sale (whether by wholesale or by retail) or exchange.
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