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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999
32HPower of authorised officers to require answers
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#### 32H Power of authorised officers to require answers
32H Power of authorised officers to require answers
> > (1) An authorised officer may require a person whom the authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds to have knowledge of matters in respect of which information is reasonably required for an authorised purpose to answer questions in relation to those matters.
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> > (2) An authorised officer may, by notice in writing, require a corporation to nominate, in writing within the time specified in the notice, a director or officer of the corporation to be the corporation’s representative for the purpose of answering questions under this section.
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> > (3) Answers given by a person nominated under subsection (2) bind the corporation.
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> > (4) An authorised officer may, by notice in writing, require a person to attend at a specified place and time to answer questions under this section if attendance at that place is reasonably required in order that the questions can be properly put and answered.
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> > (5) The place and time at which a person may be required to attend under subsection (4) is to be—
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> > > (a) a place and time nominated by the person, or
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> > > (b) if the place and time nominated is not reasonable in the circumstances or a place and time is not nominated by the person, a place and time nominated by the authorised officer that is reasonable in the circumstances.
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> **s 32H:** Ins 2018 No 78, Sch 1\[34\].
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> **s 32H:** Ins 2018 No 78, Sch 1\[34\].