23Information relating to key employees

23 Information relating to key employees

23 Information relating to key employees

(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing served on a key employee, require the key employee:

(a) to consent, in accordance with directions in the notice, to having his or her photograph taken, and

(b) to provide, in accordance with directions in the notice, such information (verified by statutory declaration) relevant to the key employee as is specified in the notice, and

(c) to produce, in accordance with directions in the notice, such documents relevant to the key employee as are specified in the notice and to permit examination of the documents, the taking of extracts from them and the making of copies of them, and

(d) to furnish such authorities and consents as the Minister may require for the purpose of obtaining further information (including financial and other confidential information) from other persons and institutions.

(2) The Minister is to refer to the Commissioner of Police copies of any photographs taken in respect of a key employee under this section and any supporting information that the Minister considers to be appropriate for referral to the Commissioner.

(3) The Commissioner of Police is to inquire into, and report to the Minister on, such matters concerning the key employee as the Minister may request.

(4) A key employee is not excused from complying with a requirement of a notice under this section on the ground that compliance might tend to incriminate the employee. However, if the employee claims, before complying with the requirement, that compliance might tend to incriminate the employee, information provided in compliance with the requirement is not admissible in evidence against the employee in any criminal proceedings.

(5) A key employee who complies with a requirement of a notice under this section does not on that account incur a liability to another person.

s 23: Am 2018 No 7, Sch 1.4 [2].