Obtaining information and documents
102 Obtaining information and documents
An authorised person, for compliance purposes, may do any of the following —
direct a person —
to give such information as the authorised person requires; or
to answer a question put to the person,
in relation to any matter the subject of the compliance purposes;
direct a person to produce a relevant record in the person’s custody or under the person’s control;
examine and make a copy of a relevant record produced in response to a direction under paragraph (b).
A direction under subsection (1)(a) —
must specify the time at or within which the information or answer must be given; and
may require that the information or answer —
be given orally or in writing; or
be given at or delivered to a place specified in the direction; or
in the case of written information or a written answer, be delivered by means specified in the direction; or
be verified by statutory declaration.
A direction under subsection (1)(b) —
must be in writing given to the person required to produce the relevant record; and
must specify the time at or within which the relevant record must be produced; and
may require that the relevant record be produced —
at a place specified in the direction; and
by any means specified in the direction.
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