111Power to require information and documents in relation to levy events on Crown land

111 Power to require information and documents in relation to levy events on Crown land

(1) This section applies if the Secretary—

(a) receives a notice under section 43 or 44; or

(b) considers that a levy event has or may have occurred on Crown land.

(2) The Secretary, by written notice, may require the liable person or the Crown land manager for the Crown land to give to the Secretary any one or more of the following—

(a) the information or documents referred to in section 43 or 44;

(b) either orally or in writing, information relevant to the assessment or reassessment of liability for the levy that is described in the notice;

(c) a map, which meets the specifications set out in the notice, showing the location where the levy event occurred on the Crown land;

(d) a document or thing relevant to the assessment or reassessment of liability for the levy in the liable person's or the Crown land manager's custody or control that is described in the notice.

(3) The Secretary may require information or evidence that is not given orally to be given in the form of, or verified by, a statutory declaration.

(4) The Secretary may require evidence that is given orally to be given on oath or affirmation and for that purpose the Secretary or an authorised officer may administer an oath or affirmation.

(5) The Secretary or an authorised officer may make a recording, by such means as the Secretary or officer determines, of the evidence given orally by a person.

(6) The person to whom the notice is given must comply with the notice within the period specified in the notice or any extended period allowed by the Secretary.