Director may require information
53 Director may require information
The Director may require a person to give to the Director any information or documents that the Director reasonably considers necessary to determine whether that person or any other person—
has complied with a provision of this Act; or
is, or has been at any time, required by law to comply with a provision of this Act.
The Director must make a requirement under subsection (1) in a written notice that—
identifies the information or document; and
specifies by when the requirement must be complied with; and
specifies in what form the information or document is to be given to the Director.
A notice under subsection (2) must—
state that the requirement is made under this section; and
include a copy of this section and section 71.
A person must comply with any requirement made by the Director under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.
- In the case of a natural person, 120 penalty units;
In any other case, 240 penalty units.
Division 2—Application of Fair Trading Act provisions
S. 54 amended by Nos 17/2007 s. 36(Sch. item 6), 72/2010 s. 48(Sch. item 11(2)), substituted by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 18.3).
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