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Obtaining information and documents

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Part 8Enforcement
Division 3Powers of authorised persons

102 Obtaining information and documents

(1)

An authorised person, for compliance purposes, may do any of the following —

(a)

direct a person —

(i)

to give such information as the authorised person requires; or

(ii)

to answer a question put to the person,

in relation to any matter the subject of the compliance purposes;

(b)

direct a person to produce a relevant record in the person’s custody or under the person’s control;

(c)

examine and make a copy of a relevant record produced in response to a direction under paragraph (b).

(2)

A direction under subsection (1)(a) —

(a)

must specify the time at or within which the information or answer must be given; and

(b)

may require that the information or answer —

(i)

be given orally or in writing; or

(ii)

be given at or delivered to a place specified in the direction; or

(iii)

in the case of written information or a written answer, be delivered by means specified in the direction; or

(iv)

be verified by statutory declaration.

(3)

A direction under subsection (1)(b) —

(a)

must be in writing given to the person required to produce the relevant record; and

(b)

must specify the time at or within which the relevant record must be produced; and

(c)

may require that the relevant record be produced —

(i)

at a place specified in the direction; and

(ii)

by any means specified in the direction.

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