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Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
sec.105QPower to require production of document
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### sec.105Q Power to require production of document
An investigator may require a person to make available for inspection by an investigator, or to produce to the investigator for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the investigator, a document relevant to—
a compliance purpose; or
an investigation into whether an individual is an influential person for a company that holds, or is applying for, a licence under this Act.
A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement .
For an electronic document, compliance with the document production requirement requires the making available or production of a clear written reproduction of the electronic document.
The investigator may keep the document to copy it.
If the investigator copies the document, or an entry in the document, the investigator may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry.
A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement .
The investigator must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the investigator may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
s 105Q ins 2017 No. 29 s 22
amd 2017 No. 43 s 294 (1)
(sec.105Q-ssec.1) An investigator may require a person to make available for inspection by an investigator, or to produce to the investigator for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the investigator, a document relevant to— a compliance purpose; or an investigation into whether an individual is an influential person for a company that holds, or is applying for, a licence under this Act.
(sec.105Q-ssec.2) A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement .
(sec.105Q-ssec.3) For an electronic document, compliance with the document production requirement requires the making available or production of a clear written reproduction of the electronic document.
(sec.105Q-ssec.4) The investigator may keep the document to copy it.
(sec.105Q-ssec.5) If the investigator copies the document, or an entry in the document, the investigator may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry.
(sec.105Q-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (5) is a document certification requirement .
(sec.105Q-ssec.7) The investigator must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it.
(sec.105Q-ssec.8) However, if a document certification requirement is made of a person, the investigator may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement.
- (a) a compliance purpose; or
- (b) an investigation into whether an individual is an influential person for a company that holds, or is applying for, a licence under this Act.