100Power to require production of documents and answers to questions

100 Power to require production of documents and answers to questions S. 100(1) amended by No. 48/2017 s. 18(2). (1) An inspector who enters a place under this Division may do any or all of the following— S. 100(1)(a) amended by No. 48/2017 s. 18(3). (a) require a person to produce a document or part of a document; and (b) examine that document or part; and (c) require a person at the place to answer any questions put by the inspector. (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1). (3) Before requiring a person to produce a document or part of a document or to answer questions under subsection (1), an inspector— (a) must produce his or her identity card for inspection by the person and warn the person that a refusal or failure to comply with the requirement, without reasonable excuse, is an offence; and (b) must inform the person that he or she may refuse or fail to answer any question if answering the question would tend to incriminate him or her. (4) A person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (2) if the inspector concerned failed to comply with subsection (3). 1 The powers conferred by this section are limited if all or part of the place is used only for residential purposes (see section 107). Note 2 to s. 100(4) amended by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 40.1). 2 This section does not affect legal professional privilege or client legal privilege (see section 155) or, in the case of a requirement to answer questions, the privilege against self-incrimination (see section 154). S. 100(5) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 18(4). (5) Despite section 7 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009**, a proceeding for an offence against this section must be commenced within 12 months after the date on which the Authority becomes aware that an offence has been committed.