Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.168Power to require production of documents
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sec.168 Power to require production of documents
An inspector may require (a document production requirement ) a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or produce to the inspector for inspection, at a stated reasonable time and place a document— required to be held or kept by the person under— this Act; or another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the document relates to the transportation of live animals; or in the person’s possession about a stated matter relating to this Act. The inspector may keep the document to copy it. The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.168-ssec.1) An inspector may require (a document production requirement ) a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or produce to the inspector for inspection, at a stated reasonable time and place a document— required to be held or kept by the person under— this Act; or another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the document relates to the transportation of live animals; or in the person’s possession about a stated matter relating to this Act. (sec.168-ssec.2) The inspector may keep the document to copy it. (sec.168-ssec.3) The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
- (a) required to be held or kept by the person under— (i) this Act; or (ii) another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the document relates to the transportation of live animals; or
- (i) this Act; or
- (ii) another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the document relates to the transportation of live animals; or
- (b) in the person’s possession about a stated matter relating to this Act.
- (i) this Act; or
- (ii) another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the document relates to the transportation of live animals; or