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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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84 Documents or information required to be produced or retained
(1) In evaluating the complaint, the Commissioner may, in writing,
order a person to give the Commissioner:
(a) a document or class of documents as specified in the order; or
(b) information in the possession of the person relevant to the
proceedings as specified in the order.
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(2) If a document or information is given to the Commissioner under
subsection (1), the Commissioner:
(a) may take possession of, and copy or take extracts from, the
document or information; and
(b) may give copies or extracts from the document or information
to the complainant or respondent; and
(c) may retain possession of the document or information for such
period as is reasonably necessary; and
(d) may allow a person who, if the document were not in the
possession of the Commissioner, would be entitled to inspect
it, to inspect the document at all reasonable times.
(2A) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), in evaluating a complaint the
Commissioner may, in writing, order a person to retain a document
or class of document specified in the order for a period, of no longer
than 6 months, specified in the order.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is the subject of an order under subsection (1) or (2A); and