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Public Administration Act 2004
60CPower to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witness
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60C Power to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witness
(1) For the purposes of an inquiry, the Commission may serve written notice on a person requiring the person to—
(a) produce a specified document or other thing to the Commission or a person authorised by the Commission before a specified time and in the specified manner; or
(b) attend the Commission at a specified time and place to produce a specified document or other thing; or
(c) attend the Commission at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence; or
(d) attend the Commission at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence and to produce a specified document or other thing.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must contain the following information—
(a) a statement that failure to comply with the notice without reasonable excuse is an offence, and stating the maximum penalty for that offence;
(b) examples of what may constitute a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice.
See sections 41(2) and (3) and 42 for other information‑gathering powers of the Commission.
S. 60D inserted by No. 67/2014 s. 144.