120Requirement to give information or produce documents

120  Requirement to give information or produce documents

Scope

 (1) This section applies if the Secretary believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person is capable of giving information, or producing a document, that is relevant for the purposes of investigating or preventing:

 (a) an offence against this Act; or

 (b) a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act.

Notice to produce

 (2) The Secretary may, by written notice, require the person to give the information or produce the document to an inspector.

 (3) The notice must specify the following:

 (a) how the person is to give the information or produce the document;

 (b) the period (which must be at least 14 days after the notice is given) within which the person is to give the information or produce the document;

 (c) the effect of subsection (4) of this section and sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents).

 (4) A person contravenes this subsection if:

 (a) the person is given a notice under subsection (2); and

 (b) the person fails to comply with the notice.

 (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (4).

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