45Use and obtaining of information

45 Use and obtaining of information

(1)  If the Commissioner has obtained a document or information under this Act, other than the report of a conciliator obtained under section 34 or 35 , the Commissioner may use that document or information for the purposes of this Part.

(2)  If the Commissioner has reason to believe that a person is capable of providing information or producing a document relevant to an investigation, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing provided to the person, require the person to do one or more of the following:

(a) to provide that information to the Commissioner in writing signed by that person or, in the case of a body corporate, by an officer of the body corporate;

(b) to produce that document to the Commissioner;

(c) to attend before a person specified in the notice and provide information by answering questions relevant to the investigation.

(3)  A notice referred to in subsection (2) is to specify the period within which, or the time, day and place at which, the person is required to provide the information or document or attend to answer questions.

(4)  Nothing in subsection (2) authorizes the Commissioner to require the provision of exempt information or that part of a document containing exempt information.

(5)  Where a document is produced in accordance with a requirement under this section, the Commissioner may take possession of, make copies of, or take extracts from, the document.