45BPower of inspectors to require documents

45B Power of inspectors to require documents

45B Power of inspectors to require documents

(1) An inspector may direct a person to give a document to the inspector or another inspector.

Note—

The Interpretation Act 1987, Schedule 4 defines a document to mean any record of information, including maps, plans, drawings and photographs.

(2) The direction may be given if the inspector requires the document for an authorised purpose.

(3) The direction must be given by written order to the person.

(4) The order must specify—

(a) the way the document must be given, and

(b) the form in which the document must be given, and

(c) a reasonable date by which the document must be given.

(5) The order may only require a person to give existing documents that—

(a) are in the person’s possession, or

(b) are within the person’s power to obtain lawfully.

(6) An inspector may make copies of the documents.

s 45B: Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[18].