Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020
13APower to require information or documents to be given
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13A Power to require information or documents to be given
(1) The NAD scheme must authorise the CEO to give a person a written notice (a disclosure notice) requiring the person to do one or more of the following within the period specified in the notice: (a) attend an interview to answer questions; (b) give information of the kind specified in the notice; (c) produce documents or things of the kind specified in the notice. (1A) The NAD scheme must provide that the CEO must not give a disclosure notice to a person unless: (a) the CEO declares in writing that the CEO reasonably believes that the person has information, documents or things that may be relevant to the administration of the NAD scheme; and (b) if: (i) the person is a registered medical practitioner; and (ii) the notice is given to the person in his or her capacity as a registered medical practitioner; the CEO declares in writing that the CEO reasonably believes that the person has been involved, in that capacity, in the commission, or attempted commission, of a possible violation of the anti‑doping rules. (2) The NAD scheme may make provision in relation to: (a) disclosure notices; and (b) the form and conduct of interviews; and (c) the form in which information, documents, things and answers to questions must or may be given. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the NAD scheme must provide that a person who is given a disclosure notice has the right to be notified in writing of the possible consequences of a failure to comply with the disclosure notice.