Part 3Coercive Powers1

Part 3—Coercive Powers1 40 Simplified outline of this Part3 An examiner may, for the purposes of obtaining intelligence4 relevant to serious and organised crime:5 (a) require a person to give information, or produce a6 document or thing, by giving the person a notice to7 produce; or8 (b) conduct an examination and summon a person to attend9 the examination.10 However, an examiner may only do so if the Minister has issued an11 authorisation that identifies the serious and organised crime and the12 examiner reasonably suspects that the person has information, a13 document or a thing that would assist the ACIC to obtain14 intelligence relevant to the serious and organised crime.15 A person must comply with a notice to produce or a summons to16 attend an examination. There are offences for failing to comply,17 giving false or misleading information, or destroying information,18 documents or things.19 An examiner may include a non-disclosure notation in a notice to20 produce or a summons, which prohibits the disclosure of21 information about the notice or summons.22 Information, documents and things that are given under a notice to23 produce or during an examination are subject to special24 protections. An examiner may make a direction that the25 information, documents and things must not be used or disclosed,26 or may only be used or disclosed in limited circumstances.27