sec.39Powers on investigation

sec.39 Powers on investigation

For carrying out an authorised investigation, the commissioner may, by notice, require a person to do 1 or more of the following— give the commissioner written information stated in the notice; attend at a stated time and place before the commissioner, or a stated authorised officer, to answer questions relevant to the investigation; produce a document relevant to the investigation to the commissioner at a reasonable stated time and place. The commissioner may require information given, or to be given, under this section to be verified on oath or by statutory declaration. A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under this section. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person who, having attended before the commissioner or officer in response to a notice under subsection (1) (b) , must not fail to answer a question relevant to the investigation unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) to give information or produce a document or to answer a question under subsection (4) if complying with the requirement or answering the question might tend to incriminate the individual. (sec.39-ssec.1) For carrying out an authorised investigation, the commissioner may, by notice, require a person to do 1 or more of the following— give the commissioner written information stated in the notice; attend at a stated time and place before the commissioner, or a stated authorised officer, to answer questions relevant to the investigation; produce a document relevant to the investigation to the commissioner at a reasonable stated time and place. (sec.39-ssec.2) The commissioner may require information given, or to be given, under this section to be verified on oath or by statutory declaration. (sec.39-ssec.3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under this section. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.4) A person who, having attended before the commissioner or officer in response to a notice under subsection (1) (b) , must not fail to answer a question relevant to the investigation unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.5) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) to give information or produce a document or to answer a question under subsection (4) if complying with the requirement or answering the question might tend to incriminate the individual.

• (a) give the commissioner written information stated in the notice;
• (b) attend at a stated time and place before the commissioner, or a stated authorised officer, to answer questions relevant to the investigation;
• (c) produce a document relevant to the investigation to the commissioner at a reasonable stated time and place.