Net Zero Economy Authority Act 2024

The CEO may, by notice in writing given to a closing employer or dependent employer, require the employer to give the CEO any information (including personal information), or produce to the CEO any documents, specified in the notice that are relevant to the operation of this Part.

Without limiting subsection (1), the following kinds of information may be specified in a notice under that subsection:

the names of participating employees of the closing employer or dependent employer;

the occupations, qualifications and skills sets of those employees;

contact details for those employees;

information relating to the employer’s compliance with section 58, 59, 60 or 61.

The employer must give the information or produce the documents:

in the manner specified in the notice under subsection (1); and

before the end of the following period:

the period specified in the notice (which must end at least 14 days after the day the notice is given), unless subparagraph (ii) applies;

if the CEO allows a longer period—that longer period.

A notice under subsection (1) must set out the effect of the following provisions:

subsection (5) (a civil penalty for failing to comply with the notice);

section 137.1 of the Criminal Code (about an offence for giving false or misleading information);

section 137.2 of the Criminal Code (about an offence for producing false or misleading documents).

An employer contravenes this subsection if:

the employer is given a notice under subsection (1); and

the employer fails to give the information or produce the documents in accordance with this section.