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] 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] [Section 191 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2021, s. 15, Applied:31 Mar 2023] 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] 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] The records or documents that a person may be required to produce under subsection (1) 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) ; 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.