sec.144Power to require production of documents

### sec.144 Power to require production of documents An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or produce to the inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. The inspector may keep the document to copy it. If the inspector copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , or an entry in the document, the inspector may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. A requirement under subsection (1) is called a document production requirement . (sec.144-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person to make available for inspection by an inspector, or produce to the inspector for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the inspector— a document issued to the person under this Act; or a document required to be kept by the person under this Act. (sec.144-ssec.2) The inspector may keep the document to copy it. (sec.144-ssec.3) If the inspector copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , or an entry in the document, the inspector may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.144-ssec.4) The inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.144-ssec.5) However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the inspector may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.144-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (1) is called a document production requirement . - (a) a document issued to the person under this Act; or - (b) a document required to be kept by the person under this Act.