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Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
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145 Inspector may seek court order
(1) If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person may have contravened this Act or the regulations, the inspector may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring any person at a time and place specified by the inspector—
(a) to answer orally or in writing any questions put by an inspector in relation to the alleged contravention;
(b) to supply orally or in writing information required by an inspector in relation to the alleged contravention;
(c) to produce to an inspector specified documents or documents of a specified class relating to the alleged contravention.
(3) The Magistrates' Court may make the order if the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may have contravened this Act or the regulations.
S. 145(4) amended by No. 50/2014 s. 14(1).
(4) An order must state a day on which the order ceases to have effect.
S. 145(5) inserted by No. 50/2014 s. 14(2).
(5) If an order does not state a day on which the order ceases to have effect, the order ceases to have effect 28 days after the making of the order.