76Authorised officers may require information

76 Authorised officers may require information

76 Authorised officers may require information

(1) An authorised officer may, by written notice given to a relevant entity or another person, require the relevant entity or other person to give information the Authority reasonably requires for the effective and efficient exercise of the Authority’s functions.

(2) The notice must specify the following—

(a) the information required to be given,

(b) the form in which the information must be given,

(c) the reasonable time, having regard to the nature of the information, within which the information must be given,

(d) that failure to give the information without reasonable excuse is an offence.

(3) A relevant entity or another person to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) must comply with the notice unless the entity or other person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

information does not include personal information.

personal information means information or an opinion, including information or an opinion forming part of a database, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion.