Private Health Facilities Act 1999
sec.116Power to require production of documents
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sec.116 Power to require production of documents
An authorised person may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised person, or produce to the authorised person for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised person— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. The authorised person may keep the document to copy it. If the authorised person copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , or an entry in the document, the authorised person may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. The authorised person must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the authorised person may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. A requirement under subsection (1) is called a document production requirement . (sec.116-ssec.1) An authorised person may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised person, or produce to the authorised person for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised person— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. (sec.116-ssec.2) The authorised person may keep the document to copy it. (sec.116-ssec.3) If the authorised person copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , or an entry in the document, the authorised person may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.116-ssec.4) The authorised person must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.116-ssec.5) However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the authorised person may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.116-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (1) is called a document production requirement .
- (a) a document issued to the person under this Act; or
- (b) a document required to be kept by the person under this Act.