Section 127 - Home Building Act 1989 - Power to obtain information

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127 Power to obtain information

(1) In this section—

authorised person means—

(a) a person authorised in writing by the Secretary for the purposes of this section and holding a certificate issued by the Secretary as to that authority, or

(b) an investigator appointed under section 18 of the Fair Trading Act 1987, or

(c) a person authorised in writing by the Authority for the purposes of this section and holding a certificate issued by the Authority as to that authority.

relevant information means information about—

(a) a possible offence against this Act or the regulations, or against another Act if the offence relates to specialist work, or

(b) a complaint under this Act, or

(c) an investigation by the Secretary into a matter that is or may be the subject of disciplinary proceedings under this Act, or

(d) an application for, or for the renewal or restoration of, a contractor licence or a supervisor or tradesperson certificate, or

(e) the financial solvency of an applicant for, or holder of, a contractor licence or of a supervisor or tradesperson certificate or a close associate of such an applicant or holder, or

(f) an application for a licence under Part 6C, or

(g) an investigation by the Authority into a matter that is or may be the subject of action against an insurer or provider of an alternative indemnity product under this Act or a licence under Part 6C.

(2) The Secretary or Authority may, by notice in writing served on a person, require the person—

(a) to give to an authorised person, in writing signed by the person (or, in the case of a body corporate, by a competent officer of the body corporate) and within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any relevant information of which the person has knowledge, or

(b) to produce to an authorised person, in accordance with the notice, any document containing relevant information, or

(c) to appear before an authorised person at a time and place specified in the notice and then and there to give (either orally or in writing) relevant information or to answer any questions reasonably related to giving relevant information or producing documents containing such information.