Power of investigation
35 Power of investigation
For the purposes of an authorised investigation, the Commissioner may, by written notice, require a person—
to give the Commissioner written information specified in the notice;
or
to attend at a specified time and place before the Commissioner or the
Commissioner's nominee to answer questions relevant to the investigation; or
to produce a document to the Commissioner at a specified time and place.
The
Commissioner may require that information given, or to be given, under this section be verified on oath or by statutory declaration.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement of the Commissioner under this section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
A person who, having attended before the Commissioner or the
Commissioner's nominee in response to a notice under subsection (1)(b), refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question relevant to the investigation is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
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