Power to require production of document
177 Power to require production of document
An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or to produce to an inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector—
a document given to the person under this Act; or
a document required to be kept by the person under this Act; or
if a document or information required to be kept by the person under this Act is stored or recorded by means of a device—a document that is a clear written reproduction of the stored or recorded document or information.
A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement.
For an electronic document, compliance with the document production 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 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.
A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement.
The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
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