Equal Opportunity Act 1984

For the purposes of an investigation, the Director may require an authority —

to answer any question; or

to give the Director a statement of information; or

to produce to the Director any document or other thing; or

to give the Director a copy of any document.

A requirement under subsection (1) —

shall be in writing; and

shall specify or describe the information, document or thing required; and

shall specify a time for compliance.

An authority of whom a requirement under subsection (1) is made shall comply with the requirement notwithstanding —

any rule of law which, in proceedings in a court of law, might justify an objection to compliance with a like requirement on grounds of public interest; or

any privilege of the authority; or

any duty of secrecy or other restriction on disclosure applying to the authority.

Notwithstanding subsection (3), the Director shall set aside a requirement under subsection (1) if it appears to the Director that the authority of whom the requirement is made has a ground of privilege whereby in proceedings in a court of law, the authority might resist a like requirement and it does not appear to the Director that the authority consents to compliance with the requirement.