21Secretary may require recorded information

21 Secretary may require recorded information

(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, require a person to give the Secretary information that the person is required by the rules to keep in a record, if the Secretary reasonably suspects that: (a) a provision of this Act has been contravened or is being contravened; and (b) the information is relevant to the suspected contravention. (2) The notice must: (a) identify the information that must be given to the Secretary; and (b) state the day the information must be given by, which must be a reasonable period after the notice is given to the person. (3) The Secretary may, on application by the person, change the day the information must be given by to a later day. (4) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is required to give information under this section; and (b) the person fails to comply with the requirement. Strict liability offence (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (4).

Penalty: 40 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision (6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (4).

Civil penalty: 80 penalty units.