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Electoral Act 2002
222BPower to issue notice
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222B Power to issue notice
(1) A compliance officer may by notice require a registered political party, candidate, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity, third party campaigner or donor to—
(a) produce the documents or other things specified in the notice within the period and in the manner specified in the notice; or
(b) appear before the compliance officer at a time and place specified in the notice to—
(i) give evidence either orally or in writing; and
(ii) produce the documents or other things specified in the notice.
(2) If a compliance officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is capable of producing documents or other things or giving evidence in relation to a contravention or possible contravention of this Part, the compliance officer may by notice require the person to—
(a) produce the documents or other things specified in the notice within the period and in the manner specified in the notice; or
(b) appear before the compliance officer at a time and place specified in the notice to—
(i) give evidence either orally or in writing; and
(ii) produce the documents or other things specified in the notice.
(3) A notice under this section—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) may be served personally or by post.
S. 222C inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 45.