General power to obtain information
154 General power to obtain information
The Secretary may require a person to give information, or produce a document, to a specified agency if the Secretary considers that the information or document may be relevant to either or both of the following matters:
whether the person, or any other person, whom the Secretary has determined to be entitled to be paid family assistance is or was eligible for the family assistance, or for family assistance of the amount determined;
whether the person or any other person to whom a payment of family assistance has been made was entitled to the payment.
The Secretary may require a person to:
give information; or
produce a document;
to a specified agency if the Secretary considers that the information or document may be relevant to whether a person who has claimed family assistance, but who has not had the claim determined, is eligible for family assistance.
The Secretary may require a person to:
give information; or
produce a document;
to a specified agency if the Secretary considers that the information or document may be relevant to whether an approved provider is eligible for ACCS (child wellbeing) or the amount of ACCS (child wellbeing) an approved provider is entitled to be paid.
The Secretary may require a person to give information, or produce a document, to a specified agency if the Secretary considers that the information or document may be relevant to:
an application by the person, or any other person, for approval for the purposes of the family assistance law; or
the question of whether an approved provider should continue to be approved; or
an application by the person, or any other person, for the approval of an approved provider to be varied; or
the question of whether a child care service should continue to be approved in respect of the person, or any other person; or
the records that a person is required to keep under section 202B or 202C.
The Secretary may require a person who is required to keep records under section 202B or 202C to produce to a specified agency such of those records as are specified in the notice given to the person under section 158.
The Secretary may require a person to give information, or produce a document or records, to a specified agency if the Secretary considers that the information, document or records may be relevant to an inquiry or investigation into a matter mentioned in subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).
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