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Children's Services Act 1996
147Power of authorised officers to obtain information documents and evidence
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147 Power of authorised officers to obtain information documents and evidence
(1) An authorised officer may exercise a power under this section for any of the following purposes—
(a) monitoring compliance with this Act;
(b) obtaining information requested under section 35 or 81.
(2) An authorised officer may, by written notice, require a specified person to provide to the authorised officer, by writing signed by that person or, if the person is not an individual, by a competent officer of that person, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any relevant information that is specified in the notice.
(3) The time specified in the notice must not be less than 14 days from the date the notice is issued.
(4) In this section—
***specified person*** means a person who is or has been an approved provider, a nominated supervisor or a staff member of, or a volunteer at, an approved children's service.
Division 4—Offences relating to enforcement
S. 148 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 8.