368Power to ask person to appear

368 Power to ask person to appear

368 Power to ask person to appear

(1) If the Minister has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is able to give information that is relevant to the operation of this Act, the Minister may ask the person to appear personally to:

(a) give the information, and

(b) answer questions about the activity to which the information relates.

Note—

The person must comply with the request (see section 372).

(2) The Minister may ask a person to appear before:

(a) the Minister, or

(b) an inspector nominated by the Minister.

(3) The request must:

(a) be made by written notice given to the person, and

(b) specify the activity about which the information is sought or questions will be asked, and

(c) specify the address at which the person is to attend, and

(d) specify the day on which and the time at which the person is to attend, and

(e) indicate whether the appearance is to be before the Minister or before a nominated inspector.