sec.224Power to require attendance of persons

sec.224 Power to require attendance of persons

An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the document production requirement relates. An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the operations of an authorised provider— the authorised provider or, if the authorised provider is a corporation, an executive officer of the authorised provider; an employee of the authorised provider; an agent for the authorised provider or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; an employee of an agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ; another person associated with the operations or management of— the authorised provider; or an agent mentioned in paragraph (c) . An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about an agent’s operations— the agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent; an employee of the agent; the authorised provider that is the agent’s principal or, if the principal is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; another person associated with the operations or management of— the agent; or the authorised provider that is the agent’s principal. A requirement made of a person under this section must— be made by written notice given to the person; and state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance. When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.224-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the document production requirement relates. (sec.224-ssec.2) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the operations of an authorised provider— the authorised provider or, if the authorised provider is a corporation, an executive officer of the authorised provider; an employee of the authorised provider; an agent for the authorised provider or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; an employee of an agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ; another person associated with the operations or management of— the authorised provider; or an agent mentioned in paragraph (c) . (sec.224-ssec.3) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about an agent’s operations— the agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent; an employee of the agent; the authorised provider that is the agent’s principal or, if the principal is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; another person associated with the operations or management of— the agent; or the authorised provider that is the agent’s principal. (sec.224-ssec.4) A requirement made of a person under this section must— be made by written notice given to the person; and state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance. (sec.224-ssec.5) When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.