Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
43Power to require information
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43 Power to require information
(1) The Director may, by notice in writing served on a person, require that person to provide the Director, within the period specified in the notice, with such information as the Director reasonably considers necessary in the interests of the environment.
(2) A person who is aggrieved by a requirement under subsection (1) may appeal to the Appeal Tribunal.
(3) If a person served with a notice under this section contravenes a provision of the notice, that person is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units; and
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.