Lotteries Act 1997

An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or 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

if the person is a lottery licensee—a document kept by the licensee about the licensee’s operations under the lottery licence; or

if the person is a lottery operator—a document kept by the lottery operator about the conduct of lotteries by the lottery operator; or

if the person is a lottery agent—a document kept by the agent about the conduct of lotteries by the lottery operator by whom the agent is appointed.

The inspector may keep the document to copy it.

If the inspector copies the document, or an entry in the document, the inspector may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry.

The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.

However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement) is made of a person under subsection (3), the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.

A requirement under subsection (1) is called a document production requirement.