sec.217Chief executive’s power to ask for substantiation of representations

### sec.217 Chief executive’s power to ask for substantiation of representations This section applies if the chief executive believes, on reasonable grounds, that a licensee or motor salesperson has made a representation in contravention of section 216 (1) . The chief executive may, by written notice, ask the person to give to the chief executive written proof that supports the representation. The notice must— state a day, at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the person, by which the person must give the proof to the chief executive; and warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the notice by the stated day, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. The person must respond to the notice by the stated day, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to comply with subsection (4) if complying with the subsection would tend to incriminate the individual. (sec.217-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive believes, on reasonable grounds, that a licensee or motor salesperson has made a representation in contravention of section 216 (1) . (sec.217-ssec.2) The chief executive may, by written notice, ask the person to give to the chief executive written proof that supports the representation. (sec.217-ssec.3) The notice must— state a day, at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the person, by which the person must give the proof to the chief executive; and warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the notice by the stated day, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. (sec.217-ssec.4) The person must respond to the notice by the stated day, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.217-ssec.5) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to comply with subsection (4) if complying with the subsection would tend to incriminate the individual. - (a) state a day, at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the person, by which the person must give the proof to the chief executive; and - (b) warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the notice by the stated day, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply.