Co-operatives National Law (Queensland)
sec.513Power to require production of documents
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sec.513 Power to require production of documents
An inspector may require a person to produce to the inspector, for inspection, a document this Law requires the person to hold or keep. The person must produce the document, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not producing it. Maximum penalty—$12,000 or imprisonment for 1 year, or both. The inspector may keep a document that is produced— to take an extract from the document; or to make a copy of it. The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after taking the extract or making the copy. (sec.513-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person to produce to the inspector, for inspection, a document this Law requires the person to hold or keep. (sec.513-ssec.2) The person must produce the document, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not producing it. Maximum penalty—$12,000 or imprisonment for 1 year, or both. (sec.513-ssec.3) The inspector may keep a document that is produced— to take an extract from the document; or to make a copy of it. (sec.513-ssec.4) The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after taking the extract or making the copy.
- (a) to take an extract from the document; or
- (b) to make a copy of it.