Gas Safety Act 2019
80Power to require information
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80 Power to require information
(1) An authorised officer may require a person to provide information in the person's possession relevant to the enforcement of this Act.
(2) An authorised officer may require a person to produce, for inspection by the authorised officer, documents or records in the person’s possession that may be relevant to the enforcement of this Act.
(3) An authorised officer may require a person to answer any questions that the authorised officer reasonably asks that may be relevant to the enforcement of this Act.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a requirement under this section.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(5) A person is not required to give information or produce a document under this section if the answer to the question or the contents of the document would tend to incriminate the person.
(6) An authorised officer may retain documents and records produced under this section for the purpose of making copies of them.