191Production of records and documents

### 191 Production of records and documents > > (1)  [*\[Section 191 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 39, Applied:13 Nov 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-11-13/act-1997-045#GS39@Hpa@EN) A fisheries officer may require a person to produce, within a specified period– > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 191 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 39, Applied:13 Nov 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-11-13/act-1997-045#GS39@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 191 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2021, s. 15, Applied:31 Mar 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-03-31/act-2021-024#GS15@Hpa@EN) any record or document, or a copy of any record or document, required to be kept under this Act or a corresponding law; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 191 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2021, s. 15, Applied:31 Mar 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-03-31/act-2021-024#GS15@Hpb@EN) any document, or a copy of any document, relating to the sale or purchase of fish. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 191 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 24 of 2021, s. 15, Applied:31 Mar 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-03-31/act-2021-024#GS15@Hpc@EN) The records or documents that a person may be required to produce under [subsection (1)](#GS191@Gs1@EN) include, but are not limited to including, a record, or document, in writing that reproduces, in a comprehensible form, information in the possession of the person that is stored by an electronic device, object or process. > > > (2)  A fisheries officer may – > > > > > > (a) examine any record or document; and > > > > > > > (b) remove any record or document for the purpose of [paragraph (c)](#GS191@Gs2@Hpc@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) take extracts from, or copies of, any record or document by any means. > > > (3)  A person must – > > > > > > (a) provide reasonable facilities and assistance to a fisheries officer exercising any power under this section; and > > > > > > > (b) remove any physical or other obstruction which may hinder or prevent a fisheries officer from exercising a power under this section. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.