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Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
44Powers of authorised officers to require information and documents
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#### 44 Powers of authorised officers to require information and documents
44 Powers of authorised officers to require information and documents
> > (1) An authorised officer may, by notice in writing given to a person, require the person to furnish to the officer such information or documents (or both) as the officer may require for an authorised purpose.
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> > (2) A notice under this Division must specify the manner in which information or documents are required to be furnished and a reasonable time by which the information or documents are required to be furnished.
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> > (3) A notice under this Division may only require a person to furnish existing documents that are in the person’s possession or that are within the person’s power to obtain lawfully.
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> > (4) The person to whom any document is furnished under this Division may take copies of it.
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> > (5) If any document required to be furnished under this Division is in electronic, mechanical or other form, the notice requires the record to be furnished in written form, unless the notice otherwise provides.