98Production of documents and records

98 Production of documents and records

(1)  An officer may require a person to produce –

(a) any document or record required to be kept under this Act; or

(b) any document or record relating to the sale or purchase of fish.

(2)  An officer may –

(a) examine any document or record produced under subsection (1) ; and

(b) remove any document or record produced under subsection (1) for the purpose of paragraph (c) ; and

(c) take extracts from, or copies of, any document or record by any means.

(3)  A person must –

(a) provide reasonable facilities and assistance to an officer exercising any power under this section; and

(b) remove any physical or other obstruction which may hinder or prevent an officer from exercising a power under this section.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.