34Powers under production order

34 Powers under production order

34 Powers under production order

(1) If a document is produced to an authorised officer under a production order, the authorised officer may do any one or more of the following—

(a) inspect the document,

(b) take extracts from the document,

(c) make copies of the document,

(d) retain the document if, and for so long as, its retention is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Act.

(2) If a document is made available to an authorised officer for inspection under a production order, the authorised officer may do any one or more of the following—

(a) inspect the document,

(b) take extracts from the document,

(c) make copies of the document.

(3) An authorised officer who retains a document under subsection (1) (d) must, on request by the person against whom the order is made—

(a) give the person a copy of the document certified by the authorised officer in writing to be a true copy of the document, and

(b) unless the person has received a copy of the document under paragraph (a)—permit the person to do any one or more of the following—

(i) inspect the document,

(ii) take extracts from the document,

(iii) make copies of the document.