41ERequirement to give information or produce documents

41E Requirement to give information or produce documents

(1) The Secretary may, by written notice, require a person to give a specified inspector or entrusted person, in the manner and within the period specified in the notice, any: (a) specified information; or (b) specified documents; that the Secretary reasonably believes that the person is capable of giving for the purposes of investigating or preventing a contravention of a provision of this Act. (2) The period specified in a notice given under subsection (1) must be at least 14 days after the day the notice is given. (3) A notice given under subsection (1) must set out the effect of subsection (4) and sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code. (4) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is given a notice under subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with the notice. Strict liability offence (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (4).

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision (6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (4).

Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.