Co-operatives National Law (Queensland)

An investigator inquiring into the affairs of a co-operative may, by giving an involved person a notice in the approved form, require the person—

to produce any document of which the person has custody or control and that relates to those affairs; or

to give the investigator all reasonable help in the inquiry; or

to appear before the investigator for examination on oath or affirmation.

An investigator may administer an oath or affirmation to an involved person given a notice under subsection (1).

An investigator may take possession of a document produced by an involved person under subsection (1) and retain it for the period the investigator decides is necessary for the inquiry.

While an investigator retains possession of a document, the investigator must permit a person who would be entitled to inspect the document were it not in the investigator’s possession to inspect the document at any reasonable time and make a copy of, or take extracts from, the document.