161Executive Director may obtain information and documents

161 Executive Director may obtain information and documents

Scope (1) This section applies if the Executive Director reasonably believes that a person has information or a document that it is reasonably necessary to obtain for the purpose of Australia’s compliance with its obligations under the Rotterdam Convention. Requirement (2) The Executive Director may, by written notice given to the person, require the person: (a) to give to the Executive Director, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Executive Director, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents. (3) A period specified under subsection (2) must not be less than 10 working days after the day the notice is given. (4) A notice under subsection (2) must contain a statement to the effect that a person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person fails to comply with the notice.