Co-operatives National Law (Queensland)
sec.521Powers of investigators
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sec.521 Powers of investigators
An investigator inquiring into the affairs of a co-operative may, by giving an involved person a notice in the approved form, require the person— to produce any document of which the person has custody or control and that relates to those affairs; or to give the investigator all reasonable help in the inquiry; or to appear before the investigator for examination on oath or affirmation. An investigator may administer an oath or affirmation to an involved person given a notice under subsection (1) . An investigator may take possession of a document produced by an involved person under subsection (1) and retain it for the period the investigator decides is necessary for the inquiry. While an investigator retains possession of a document, the investigator must permit a person who would be entitled to inspect the document were it not in the investigator’s possession to inspect the document at any reasonable time and make a copy of, or take extracts from, the document. (sec.521-ssec.1) An investigator inquiring into the affairs of a co-operative may, by giving an involved person a notice in the approved form, require the person— to produce any document of which the person has custody or control and that relates to those affairs; or to give the investigator all reasonable help in the inquiry; or to appear before the investigator for examination on oath or affirmation. (sec.521-ssec.2) An investigator may administer an oath or affirmation to an involved person given a notice under subsection (1) . (sec.521-ssec.3) An investigator may take possession of a document produced by an involved person under subsection (1) and retain it for the period the investigator decides is necessary for the inquiry. (sec.521-ssec.4) While an investigator retains possession of a document, the investigator must permit a person who would be entitled to inspect the document were it not in the investigator’s possession to inspect the document at any reasonable time and make a copy of, or take extracts from, the document.
- (a) to produce any document of which the person has custody or control and that relates to those affairs; or
- (b) to give the investigator all reasonable help in the inquiry; or
- (c) to appear before the investigator for examination on oath or affirmation.