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Serious Offenders Act 2018
303Power of Authority to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witnesses
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303 Power of Authority to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witnesses
(1) For the purposes of performing its functions in relation to managing offenders who are subject to an order under this Act, the Authority may serve written notice on a person requiring the person—
(a) to produce a specified document or other thing to the Authority before a specified time and in the specified manner; or
(b) to attend a meeting of the Authority at a specified time and place to produce a specified document or other thing; or
(c) to attend a meeting of the Authority at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence; or
(d) to attend a meeting of the Authority at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence and to produce a specified document or other thing.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)—
(a) must be in the prescribed form, if any; and
(b) must contain the following information—
(i) a statement outlining the requirements of section 312;
(ii) examples of what may constitute a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice;
(iii) how the person may object to the notice;
(iv) any other prescribed information; and
(c) must be served in accordance with section 306.