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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
500Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents
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#### 500 Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents
500 Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents
> > (1) An inspector may, by notice in the approved form—
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> > > (a) require a co-operative to produce to the inspector at a time and place stated in the notice stated relevant documents relating to the co-operative; and
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> > > (b) require a person who is involved in the activities of a co-operative to produce to the inspector at a time and place stated in the notice stated relevant documents relating to the co-operative; and
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> > > (c) require a person who is involved in the activities of a co-operative—
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> > > > (i) to attend before the inspector at a time and place stated in the notice; and
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> > > > (ii) to answer questions put to the person by the inspector relating to the promotion, formation, membership, control, transactions, dealings, business or property of the co-operative.
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> > (2) A person is considered to be involved in the activities of a co-operative if the person—
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> > > (a) is or has been an officer or employee of, or an agent, authorised deposit-taking institution, Australian legal practitioner, auditor or other person acting in any capacity for, the co-operative; or
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> > > (b) has a relevant document relating to the co-operative in the person’s possession or control; or
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> > > (c) was a party to the creation of a relevant document relating to the co-operative.