Power to require documents to be produced
912 Power to require documents to be produced
An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or to produce to the inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector—
a document issued to the person under this Act; or
a document required to be kept by the person under this Act; or
a document relating to an employee, including, for example, a time sheet or pay sheet; or
a document relating to a matter under chapter 12.
The person must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
For an electronic document, compliance with the requirement requires the making available or production of a clear written reproduction of the electronic document.
The inspector may keep the document to copy it.
If the inspector copies it, the inspector may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.
The person must comply with a requirement under subsection (5) unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
However, if the inspector requires a person to certify the copy of the document under subsection (4), the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the powers of an inspector under this section—
are additional to the powers under section 344; and
do not limit, and are not limited by, any other powers of an inspector under this Act.
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