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Co-operative Housing and Starr-Bowkett Societies Act 1998
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#### 28 Obtaining information etc
28 Obtaining information etc
> > (1) The Registrar may, if it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the Registrar’s functions under this Act, by written notice given to a co-operative housing body, or a body corporate related to a co-operative housing body, require the co-operative housing body or body corporate—
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> > > (a) to give to the Registrar, within a reasonable period and in a reasonable way specified in the notice, specified information and reports, and
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> > > (b) to give to the Registrar, at the reasonable times and in a reasonable way specified in the notice, periodic reports on specific matters, and
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> > > (c) to notify the Registrar, within the reasonable time and in a reasonable way specified in the notice, if—
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> > > > (i) a specified event or change of circumstances happens, or
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> > > > (ii) the co-operative housing body or body corporate becomes aware that a specified event or change of circumstances is likely to happen.
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> > (2) The Registrar may, if it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the Registrar’s functions under this Act, by written notice given to a services corporation, or a body corporate related to a services corporation, require the services corporation or body corporate to give to the Registrar, within a reasonable time and in a reasonable way specified in the notice, specified information.
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> > (3) A co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation that, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) or (2) to the extent that it is capable of doing so commits an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (4) It is not a reasonable excuse for a co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation to fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) or (2) that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation.
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> > (5) The fact that information or a report or notification was given by a co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation under subsection (1) or (2) is not admissible in evidence against the co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation in a criminal proceeding (other than a proceeding in relation to the falsity of the information, report or notification) if—
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> > > (a) the co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation, before giving the information, report or notification (the relevant action) claimed that the relevant action might tend to incriminate the co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation, and
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> > > (b) the relevant action might in fact tend to incriminate the co-operative housing body, body corporate or services corporation.
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> **s 28:** Am 1999 No 2, Sch 4 \[5\] \[6\] \[9\].