13Power to obtain information

13 Power to obtain information

(1)  The Administrator may, by written notice given to a person who may, in the Administrator's opinion, be in possession of information, documents or materials relating to any occupation, trade or calling to which this Act applies or otherwise to the administration of this Act, require the person –

(a) to provide written answers to specified questions within a specified period; or

(b) to produce documents or other materials for examination at a specified time and place; or

(c) to appear before an authorised officer at a specified time and place for examination on a specified matter; or

(d) having appeared for examination as mentioned in paragraph (c) , to answer any question relating to the administration of this Act.

(2)  A person who –

(a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement under this section; or

(b) in response to such a requirement, knowingly gives information that is false or misleading or deliberately refrains from giving material information; or

(c) having been required to appear before an authorised officer for examination, fails to comply with any reasonable requirement of the authorised officer –

is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  [Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2017] In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.