54Power to obtain information

#### 54 Power to obtain information 54 Power to obtain information > > (1) For the purposes of an investigation, the Commission may, by notice in writing served on a public authority or public official, require the authority or official to prepare and produce a statement of information. > > > (2) A notice under this section must specify or describe the information concerned, must fix a time and date for compliance and must specify the person (being a Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner or any other officer of the Commission) to whom production is to be made. > > > (3) The notice may provide that the requirement may be satisfied by some other person acting on behalf of the public authority or public official and may, but need not, specify the person or class of persons who may so act. > > > (4) A person must not— > > > > > (a) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice served on the person under this section, or > > > > > (b) in purported compliance with a notice served on the person or some other person under this section, furnish information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > > Note. > > > > It is an offence to procure or cause a person to furnish false or misleading information in purported compliance with a notice under this section—see section 153. > > **s 54:** Am 2022 No 14, Sch 6\[10\].