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Right to Information Act 2009
sec.103Requiring information, documents and attendance
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### sec.103 Requiring information, documents and attendance
If the information commissioner has reason to believe that a person has information or a document relevant to an external review, the commissioner may give to the person a written notice requiring the person—
to give the information to the commissioner in writing signed by the person or, in the case of a corporation, by an officer of the corporation; or
to produce the document to the commissioner.
The notice must state—
the place at which the information or document must be given or produced to the commissioner; and
a reasonable time at which, or a reasonable period within which, the information or document must be given or produced.
If the commissioner has reason to believe that a person has information relevant to an external review, the commissioner may give to the person a written notice requiring the person to attend before the commissioner at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice to answer questions relevant to the external review.
A person must not fail to comply with the notice—see section 178 .
(sec.103-ssec.1) If the information commissioner has reason to believe that a person has information or a document relevant to an external review, the commissioner may give to the person a written notice requiring the person— to give the information to the commissioner in writing signed by the person or, in the case of a corporation, by an officer of the corporation; or to produce the document to the commissioner.
(sec.103-ssec.2) The notice must state— the place at which the information or document must be given or produced to the commissioner; and a reasonable time at which, or a reasonable period within which, the information or document must be given or produced.
(sec.103-ssec.3) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a person has information relevant to an external review, the commissioner may give to the person a written notice requiring the person to attend before the commissioner at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice to answer questions relevant to the external review. A person must not fail to comply with the notice—see section 178 .
- (a) to give the information to the commissioner in writing signed by the person or, in the case of a corporation, by an officer of the corporation; or
- (b) to produce the document to the commissioner.
- (a) the place at which the information or document must be given or produced to the commissioner; and
- (b) a reasonable time at which, or a reasonable period within which, the information or document must be given or produced.