156Board may seek further particulars

156 Board may seek further particulars

(1)  The Board may require a person who has applied for compensation to supply to the Board information in the possession of, or under the control of, the applicant with regard to any matter relating to the application.

(2)  The Board may also require the person to deliver to the Board any document in his or her possession or under his or her control that tends to establish the facts of the conduct or the amount of the loss to which the application relates.

(3)  The Board may retain a document delivered to it under this section for so long as it considers necessary for the purposes of this Division.

(4)  However, the Board must, if required to do so by the person who produced the document, supply the person with a copy of the document certified to be a true copy by the Chair of the Board or by an officer of the Board authorised for the purpose.

(5)  A copy of the document certified in accordance with subsection (4) is to be received in all courts and by any person or body authorised to receive evidence as if it were an original document.

(6)  If the Board has made a requirement under this section, it need take no further action in relation to the application until the requirement is met.