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Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
72CPower to obtain information and documents
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72C Power to obtain information and documents
(1) If the ACAT is satisfied that a person can give information or produce
a document relevant to a hearing under this Act, the ACAT may, by
written notice given to the person, require the person to—
(a) give the information to the ACAT in writing signed by the
person or, for a body corporate, by an officer of the body
corporate; or
(b) produce the document to the ACAT; or
(c) attend before the ACAT to answer questions relevant to the
hearing.
Note 1 The Legislation Act, s 170 and s 171 deal with the application of the
privilege against self-incrimination and client legal privilege.
Note 2 Documents may be produced electronically in certain circumstances (see
Electronic Transactions Act 2001).
(2) The notice must state—
(a) for a notice to give written information or produce a document—
(i) the place where the information or document is to be given
or produced; and
(ii) the time when, or the period within which, the information
or document is to be given or produced; or
(b) for a notice to attend before the ACAT to answer questions—
the time when, and the place where, the person is to attend.
(3) This section does not limit any other power of the ACAT under a
territory law to obtain information or a document.