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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.758Power to require production of documents
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### sec.758 Power to require production of documents
An inspector or authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector or authorised officer, or produce to the inspector or authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector or authorised officer—
a document given to the person under this Act; or
a document required to be held, kept or made by the person under this Act.
The inspector or authorised officer may ask the person to give the inspector or authorised officer a copy of the document within a reasonable period.
If the inspector or authorised officer asks for and is given a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the inspector or officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.
If a request under subsection (2) is not complied with within a reasonable period, the inspector or authorised officer may—
take the document to copy it; and
require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.
The inspector or authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
However, if a requirement is made of a person under subsection (3) or (4) , the inspector or authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
(sec.758-ssec.1) An inspector or authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector or authorised officer, or produce to the inspector or authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector or authorised officer— a document given to the person under this Act; or a document required to be held, kept or made by the person under this Act.
(sec.758-ssec.2) The inspector or authorised officer may ask the person to give the inspector or authorised officer a copy of the document within a reasonable period.
(sec.758-ssec.3) If the inspector or authorised officer asks for and is given a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the inspector or officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.
(sec.758-ssec.4) If a request under subsection (2) is not complied with within a reasonable period, the inspector or authorised officer may— take the document to copy it; and require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.
(sec.758-ssec.5) The inspector or authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
(sec.758-ssec.6) However, if a requirement is made of a person under subsection (3) or (4) , the inspector or authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
- (a) a document given to the person under this Act; or
- (b) a document required to be held, kept or made by the person under this Act.
- (a) take the document to copy it; and
- (b) require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document.