13CPower to require production of documents and answers to questions

13C Power to require production of documents and answers to questions S. 13C(1) amended by No. 49/2018 s. 23(2). (1) An inspector who enters a place under this Subdivision may do any or all of the following— S. 13C(1)(a) amended by No. 49/2018 s. 23(3). (a) require a person to produce a document or part of a document; and (b) examine that document or part; and (c) require a person at the place to answer any questions put by the inspector. (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1). (3) Before requiring a person to produce a document or part of a document or to answer questions under subsection (1), an inspector— (a) must produce his or her identity card for inspection by the person and warn the person that a refusal or failure to comply with the requirement, without reasonable excuse, is an offence; and (b) must inform the person that he or she may refuse or fail to answer any question if answering the question would tend to incriminate him or her. (4) A person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (2) if the inspector concerned failed to comply with subsection (3). S. 13C(5) inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 23(4). (5) Despite section 7 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009**, a proceeding for an offence against this section must be commenced within 12 months after the date on which the Authority becomes aware that an offence has been committed. **Notes** 1 The powers conferred by this section are limited in respect of a part of a place that is used only for residential purposes (see section 16). Note 2 to s. 13C amended by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 15.1). 2 This section does not affect legal professional privilege or client legal privilege (see section 19G) or, in the case of a requirement to answer questions, the privilege against self-incrimination (see section 19F). S. 13D inserted by No. 31/2005 s. 9.