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Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008
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167 Power to request information
(1) An authorised officer may request a person to provide information to the authorised officer which the authorised officer believes is necessary to investigate whether there is a risk to public health or to manage or control a risk to public health.
(2) A person is authorised to provide the information requested under subsection (1).
(3) A person may refuse to provide the information requested under subsection (1).
(4) An authorised officer must at the time of making a request under subsection (1) advise the person that the person may refuse to provide the information requested.
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