44Provision of further information and documents to Secretary

44 Provision of further information and documents to Secretary

Approved provider must comply with notices under this section (1) An approved provider must comply with a notice under subsection (3) or (5) within the period specified in the notice or, if no period is specified in the notice, within 28 days after the day when the notice is given. (2) An approved provider complies with a notice under subsection (3) or (5) requiring the provider to give information or documents only if the provider gives the information or documents in a form (if any) approved by the Secretary for the purposes of that subsection. Notice to provide updated information (3) The Secretary may at any time, by notice in writing, require an approved provider to give the Secretary updated information about a matter, as specified in the notice, if information about the matter is included in, or is required by or under the Act to be included in, a quarterly financial report for the provider given to the Secretary in accordance with section 43 of this instrument. (4) A notice under subsection (3) may require an approved provider to give updated information about a matter in relation to a period that is: (a) the same as the period to which a quarterly financial report for the provider relates; or (b) different from the period to which the report relates. Notice to provide supporting information or documents (5) The Secretary may at any time, by notice in writing, require an approved provider to give the Secretary specified information or documents that the Secretary considers are, or may be, relevant to assessing the accuracy of: (a) information included in a quarterly financial report for the provider given to the Secretary in accordance with section 43; or (b) updated information given to the Secretary by the provider in accordance with a notice under subsection (3) of this section. (6) To avoid doubt, a notice under subsection (5) may require an approved provider to give the Secretary information or documents whether or not the information or documents are required by or under the Act to be included in a quarterly financial report for the provider.