sec.200WPower to require information

sec.200W Power to require information

This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes an offence against a provision of this Act, other than an excluded provision, has been committed by an NDIS service provider. The authorised officer may, by notice given to the NDIS service provider, require the service provider to give the authorised officer information related to the offence within a stated reasonable time and in a stated way. A requirement under subsection (2) is an information requirement . For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the information requirement requires the giving of a clear image or written version of the electronic document. The authorised officer may keep information that is a document to copy it. If the authorised officer copies the document, or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the NDIS service provider that has possession or control of the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. A requirement under subsection (6) is a document certification requirement . The authorised officer must return the document to the NDIS service provider as soon as practicable after copying it. However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. When making an information requirement or document certification requirement, the authorised officer must warn the NDIS service provider it is an offence not to comply with the requirement unless the service provider has a reasonable excuse. s 200W ins 2016 No. 9 s 44 amd 2019 No. 19 s 33 ; 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.200W-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes an offence against a provision of this Act, other than an excluded provision, has been committed by an NDIS service provider. (sec.200W-ssec.2) The authorised officer may, by notice given to the NDIS service provider, require the service provider to give the authorised officer information related to the offence within a stated reasonable time and in a stated way. (sec.200W-ssec.3) A requirement under subsection (2) is an information requirement . (sec.200W-ssec.4) For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the information requirement requires the giving of a clear image or written version of the electronic document. (sec.200W-ssec.5) The authorised officer may keep information that is a document to copy it. (sec.200W-ssec.6) If the authorised officer copies the document, or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the NDIS service provider that has possession or control of the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.200W-ssec.7) A requirement under subsection (6) is a document certification requirement . (sec.200W-ssec.8) The authorised officer must return the document to the NDIS service provider as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.200W-ssec.9) However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.200W-ssec.10) When making an information requirement or document certification requirement, the authorised officer must warn the NDIS service provider it is an offence not to comply with the requirement unless the service provider has a reasonable excuse.