sec.211Power to require production of document

sec.211 Power to require production of document

An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or to produce to the inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under— this Act; or another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State, if the document relates to dealing with exhibited animals; or if a document or information to which paragraph (b) applies 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 inspector may keep the document to copy it. If the inspector copies the document, or an entry in the document, the inspector 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 inspector 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 inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.211-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or to produce to the inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under— this Act; or another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State, if the document relates to dealing with exhibited animals; or if a document or information to which paragraph (b) applies 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.211-ssec.2) A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement . (sec.211-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.211-ssec.4) The inspector may keep the document to copy it. (sec.211-ssec.5) If the inspector copies the document, or an entry in the document, the inspector may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.211-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement . (sec.211-ssec.7) The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.211-ssec.8) However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.