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Legal Aid Act 1977
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84D Access to documents etc
(1) For the purpose of conducting an inquiry, the prescribed person or an
assistant is entitled at all reasonable times to full and free access to all
accounts, records, documents and papers of or held by the
(2) The prescribed person or an assistant may make and retain copies of,
or take extracts from, any accounts, records, documents or papers
referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The prescribed person or an assistant may require any person to
furnish the prescribed person or assistant with such information in the
possession of the person or to which the person has access as the
prescribed person or assistant considers necessary for the effective
conduct of the inquiry.
(4) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made of
the person under subsection (3) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
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