Fisheries Management Act 1994

A fisheries officer may require any person whom the fisheries officer suspects on reasonable grounds to have knowledge of matters in respect of which information is reasonably required for the purposes of Part 7 or 7A to answer questions in relation to those matters.

A fisheries officer may, by notice in writing, require a corporation to nominate, in writing within the time specified in the notice, a director or officer of the corporation to be the corporation’s representative for the purpose of answering questions under this section.

Answers given by a person nominated under subsection (2) bind the corporation.

A fisheries officer may, by notice in writing, require a person to attend at a specified place and time to answer questions under this section if attendance at that place is reasonably required in order that the questions can be properly put and answered.

The place and time at which a person may be required to attend under subsection (4) is to be—

a place and time nominated by the person, or

if a place or time nominated is not reasonable in the circumstances or a place or time is not nominated by the person, a place and time nominated by the fisheries officer that is reasonable in the circumstances.

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement of a fisheries officer made under this section is guilty of an offence.