122Power to direct persons to produce documents, operate equipment or answer questions

122 Power to direct persons to produce documents, operate equipment or answer questions

(1) An authorised officer who enters any premises under section 112(1) may direct a person at the premises to do any of the following—

(a) produce a document or part of a document located at the premises that is in the person's possession or control;

(b) operate equipment to access information from that equipment;

(c) answer any questions put by the authorised officer.

(2) A person must not refuse or fail to comply with a direction under subsection (1) without reasonable excuse.

1. 30 penalty units, in the case of an individual;

120 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

(3) Before directing a person to produce a document or part of a document or to answer questions under subsection (1), an authorised officer must—

(a) warn the person that a refusal or failure to comply with the direction, without reasonable excuse, is an offence; and

(b) inform the person that they may refuse or fail to answer any question if answering the question would tend to incriminate them.

(4) A person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (2) if the authorised officer concerned failed to comply with subsection (3) and section 106.