Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.114Power to require production of documents
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sec.114 Power to require production of documents
An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer, a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. If the authorised officer copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) , 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. The authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.114-ssec.1) An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer, a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. (sec.114-ssec.2) The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. (sec.114-ssec.3) If the authorised officer copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) , 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.114-ssec.4) The authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.