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Export Control Act 1982
11PPower of authorised officer to require information or documents
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#### 11P Power of authorised officer to require information or documents
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an authorised officer who has entered premises that form part of a registered establishment or any other premises under a warrant may, to the extent that is reasonably necessary for the purpose of finding out whether any or all of the provisions of this Act are being complied with, require a person to give information to the officer and to produce any documents referred to by the officer.
(2) An authorised officer who has entered any premises with the consent of the occupier may ask the occupier to give information to the officer and to produce any documents referred to by the officer.
(3) An authorised officer is not entitled to make a requirement of a person under subsection (1) unless the officer produces his or her identity card for inspection by the person.
(4) A person must not fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(5) An offence under subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.