114Minister may require person to provide information

114 Minister may require person to provide information

(1) This section applies if the Minister has reason to believe that a person has information, a document or a thing that relates to a geothermal energy operation.

(2) The Minister may require the person—

(a) to give the information, document or thing to the Minister within a specified time and in a specified form; or

(b) to appear before a person specified by the Minister at a time and place specified by the Minister to answer questions relating to the geothermal energy operation or to produce the document or thing.

(3) A requirement under subsection (2) must be made in writing.

(4) A person—

(a) must comply with any requirement under subsection (2); and

(b) must answer any question asked under subsection (2)(b); and

(c) must produce any document or thing requested for production under subsection (2)(b).

(5) Any information, answer, document or thing given or produced by a person under this section is not admissible in any proceedings other than proceedings in respect of the falsity of the information, answer, document or thing.