Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991
sec.46AAuthority may require information or documents from person believed to be employer
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sec.46A Authority may require information or documents from person believed to be employer
This section applies if the authority believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person is or has been an employer in the building and construction industry, but is not or has not been registered as an employer under this division. The authority may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the authority the information or documents asked for in the notice that are necessary to enable the authority to decide whether or not the person is or has been an employer in the building and construction industry. The notice may state a time, that must be reasonable in the circumstances, within which the information or documents must be given. The person must comply with the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If a court finds that a person has contravened subsection (4) , the court may, in addition to any order the court may make imposing a penalty, make any other order the court considers appropriate. The person must comply with the order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. s 46A ins 2000 No. 61 s 40 amd 2005 No. 27 s 11 (sec.46A-ssec.1) This section applies if the authority believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person is or has been an employer in the building and construction industry, but is not or has not been registered as an employer under this division. (sec.46A-ssec.2) The authority may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the authority the information or documents asked for in the notice that are necessary to enable the authority to decide whether or not the person is or has been an employer in the building and construction industry. (sec.46A-ssec.3) The notice may state a time, that must be reasonable in the circumstances, within which the information or documents must be given. (sec.46A-ssec.4) The person must comply with the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.46A-ssec.5) If a court finds that a person has contravened subsection (4) , the court may, in addition to any order the court may make imposing a penalty, make any other order the court considers appropriate. (sec.46A-ssec.6) The person must comply with the order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.