Obtaining information
35 Obtaining information
For the purposes of this Act an authorised officer may require a person—
to answer any questions, orally or in writing; or
to produce books or documents.
For an electronic document, compliance with the requirement requires the making available or production of a clear printed reproduction of the electronic document.
An authorised officer may, for the purposes of subsection (1), by notice in writing served on a person, require the person to attend at a specified time and place.
A person must not—
refuse or fail to comply with a reasonable requirement under this section; or
without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to attend at the time and place specified in a notice under subsection (3) (or some other time and place allowed by an authorised officer); or
knowingly make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular (whether by reason of the inclusion or omission of a particular) in an answer given or information provided under this section. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $20 000.
An authorised officer may require that the answer to a question under this section be verified by statutory declaration or given under oath.
A person is not required to answer a question or produce a book or document if the answer or the production of the book or document would result in or tend towards self-incrimination.
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