Education and Care Services Act 2013
sec.178Power to require production of document
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sec.178 Power to require production of document
An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or to produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer— if the person is an approved provider for a QEC approved service— the service approval for the service; or a document evidencing that the insurance cover required under section 49 (2) (c) is in force; or if the officer knows, or reasonably suspects, the person is conducting a stand-alone service—a document evidencing that the insurance cover required under section 135 is in force; or if the person is conducting a QEC service—a working with children authority held by the person; or any other document issued to the person under this Act; or any other document required to be kept by the person under this Act; or if a document or information required to be kept by the person under this Act is stored or recorded by means of a device—a document that is a clear written reproduction of the stored or recorded document or information. A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement . For an electronic document, compliance with the document production requirement requires the making available or production of a clear written reproduction of the electronic document. The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. If the authorised officer copies the document, or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement . The authorised officer must return the document to the person 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. s 178 amd 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 (sec.178-ssec.1) An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or to produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer— if the person is an approved provider for a QEC approved service— the service approval for the service; or a document evidencing that the insurance cover required under section 49 (2) (c) is in force; or if the officer knows, or reasonably suspects, the person is conducting a stand-alone service—a document evidencing that the insurance cover required under section 135 is in force; or if the person is conducting a QEC service—a working with children authority held by the person; or any other document issued to the person under this Act; or any other document required to be kept by the person under this Act; or if a document or information required to be kept by the person under this Act is stored or recorded by means of a device—a document that is a clear written reproduction of the stored or recorded document or information. (sec.178-ssec.2) A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement . (sec.178-ssec.3) For an electronic document, compliance with the document production requirement requires the making available or production of a clear written reproduction of the electronic document. (sec.178-ssec.4) The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. (sec.178-ssec.5) If the authorised officer copies the document, or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.178-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement . (sec.178-ssec.7) The authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.178-ssec.8) 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.