30Refusal or failure of person to produce document or thing

#### 30 Refusal or failure of person to produce document or thing 30 Refusal or failure of person to produce document or thing > > (1) This section applies if a person is required to produce a document or thing to an officer of the Commission in accordance with a production notice under section 28 or 29. > > > (2) A person may not claim that he or she is entitled to refuse or fail to produce the document or thing unless the claim is made personally to the officer to whom the person is required to produce the document or thing by the production notice. > > > (3) If the person makes such a claim, the officer of the Commission is to inform the person that, if the document or thing is not produced— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner will, under section 47C, serve the person with a summons requiring the person to appear before the Commissioner to show cause as to why the person should not be dealt with under section 47B for alleged contempt, and > > > > > (b) the document or thing will be required to be deposited with the Commission to be kept in safe custody pending the appearance. > > > (4) If the document or thing is not produced after the person is so informed— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner must, in accordance with section 47C, summon the person to appear before the Commissioner, and > > > > > (b) the person must deposit the document or thing with the Commission. > > > (5) The Commission is to retain any document or thing deposited with the Commission in safe custody pending the appearance. > > > (6) The Commission may examine and take extracts or copies from a deposited document. > > **s 30:** Am 2018 No 4, Sch 1.3 \[2\] \[3\]; 2022 No 55, Sch 2\[3\]–\[5\].