47APower to require production of employee records

47A Power to require production of employee records

47A Power to require production of employee records

(1) An inspector may give a written notice to an employer or other person who the inspector reasonably believes has possession, custody or control of the employer’s records requiring the employer or person to produce the employer’s records specified in the notice at the time and place specified in the notice.

(2) An inspector may—

(a) inspect a record produced in response to a notice under this section, and

(b) take copies of or extracts from, or make notes from, a record.

(3) An employer does not contravene a provision of this Act if the employer is unable to comply with the provision because an inspector retained possession of a record or document under this section.

s 47A: Ins 2021 No 23, Sch 1.5[3].