Power to require information
230 Power to require information
This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes information is needed to perform the authorised person’s functions.
The authorised person may, by notice given to a person, require the person to give the authorised person information at a stated reasonable time and place.
Note—
See also chapter 5 (Internal and external reviews).
The notice must include a warning that it is an offence for the person not to comply with the notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
A requirement under this section is an authorised person’s information requirement.Example of authorised person’s information requirement—
An authorised person is helping the valuer-general to make a valuation of a leased commercial property. The authorised person may give the property’s owner an authorised person’s information requirement seeking documents the owner has showing rent received relevant to the valuation.
Note—
See also section 260 (Confidentiality of information).
In this section—
information includes a document.
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