Minister may require person to provide information on petroleum operation
181 Minister may require person to provide information on petroleum operation
This section applies if the Minister has reason to believe that a person has information, a document or a thing that relates to a petroleum operation.
The Minister may require the person—
to give the information, document or thing to the Minister within a specified time and in a specified form; or
to appear before a person specified by the Minister at a time and place specified by the Minister to answer questions relating to the petroleum operation or to produce the document or thing.
A requirement under subsection (2) must be made in writing.
A person—
must comply with any requirement made of her, him or it under subsection (2); and
must answer any question asked of her, him or it under subsection (2)(b); and
must produce any document or thing that she, he or it is asked to produce under subsection (2)(b).
- 120 penalty units.
A person is not excused from complying with subsection (4) on the ground that complying with that subsection might tend to incriminate her or him.
Any information, answer, document or thing given or produced by a person under this section is not admissible in any proceedings other than proceedings in respect of the falsity of the information, answer, document or thing.
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