sec.73Notice to produce

### sec.73 Notice to produce This section applies if the chairperson reasonably suspects a person possesses a document or thing relevant to an investigation, operation or function. The chairperson may require the person, by giving the person a notice (a notice to produce ), to give an identified commission officer the document or thing. A reference to a document in subsection (2) includes a reference to a copy of the document. The notice to produce must state a reasonable period within which, and the way, the person is required to produce the document or thing under the notice. The notice to produce may be given whether or not the commission is conducting a hearing for the investigation, operation or function. If the notice to produce is given in the context of the witness protection function, the notice may be given only if the chairperson considers it is necessary to protect— the security of a protected person; or the integrity of the witness protection program or other witness protection activities of the commission. s 73 amd 2002 No. 68 s 283 sch 3 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 ; 2016 No. 19 s 45 (1) – (2) sub 2024 No. 41 s 12 (sec.73-ssec.1) This section applies if the chairperson reasonably suspects a person possesses a document or thing relevant to an investigation, operation or function. (sec.73-ssec.2) The chairperson may require the person, by giving the person a notice (a notice to produce ), to give an identified commission officer the document or thing. (sec.73-ssec.3) A reference to a document in subsection (2) includes a reference to a copy of the document. (sec.73-ssec.4) The notice to produce must state a reasonable period within which, and the way, the person is required to produce the document or thing under the notice. (sec.73-ssec.5) The notice to produce may be given whether or not the commission is conducting a hearing for the investigation, operation or function. (sec.73-ssec.6) If the notice to produce is given in the context of the witness protection function, the notice may be given only if the chairperson considers it is necessary to protect— the security of a protected person; or the integrity of the witness protection program or other witness protection activities of the commission. - (a) the security of a protected person; or - (b) the integrity of the witness protection program or other witness protection activities of the commission.