129Powers of Secretary etc at management audit

129 Powers of Secretary etc at management audit

129 Powers of Secretary etc at management audit

(1) The Secretary, or any person approved or employed as referred to in section 128 (4), may—

(a) enter the premises of any authority,

(b) require the production of and examine any documents in the custody of any member of any authority or any member of the staff of any authority, and

(c) require any such member to answer questions,

in connection with and for the purposes of a management audit.

(2) A person shall not—

(a) delay, obstruct, hinder or impede a person in the exercise of any functions under this section,

(b) fail or refuse to comply with a requirement under this section, or

(c) provide in answer to a question under this section, any information that is false or misleading in a material particular.

ss 129–131: Am 1998 No 45, Sch 3.4 [3].