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Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018
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220 Authorised officers may require information or documents from registered disability workers about alleged offences
An authorised officer who reasonably believes that a person has committed an offence against this Act and that a registered disability worker may be able to give information about the offence, may require, by written notice given to that disability worker, the disability worker—
(a) to give information to the authorised officer within a reasonable time and in a reasonable way as specified in the notice; or
(b) to attend before the authorised officer at a stated time and a stated place to answer questions or produce documents.
221 Authorised officers may apply to Magistrates' Court for order requiring information or documents from other persons about alleged offences
(1) An authorised officer who believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against this Act may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring any person (other than a registered disability worker), at a time and place specified by the authorised officer—
(a) to answer orally or in writing any questions put by an authorised officer in relation to the alleged offence; and
(b) to supply orally or in writing information required by an authorised officer in relation to the alleged offence; and
(c) to produce to an authorised officer specified documents or documents of a specified class relating to the alleged offence.
(2) The Magistrates' Court may make the order if the Magistrates' Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may have committed an offence against this Act.
(3) An order must state a day, not later than 28 days after the making of the order, on which the order ceases to have effect.