19ACommissioner may require further information

19A Commissioner may require further information

19A Commissioner may require further information

(1) For the purpose of an investigation by the Commissioner in relation to any of the matters referred to in section 19, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing served on the licensee or close associate concerned, require the licensee or close associate to do one or more of the following things—

(a) provide, in accordance with directions in the notice, such information as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is relevant to the investigation specified in the notice,

(b) produce, in accordance with directions in the notice, such records as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are relevant to the investigation and permit examination of the records, the taking of extracts from them and the making of copies of them,

(c) authorise a person described in the notice to comply with a requirement of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),

(d) give to the Commissioner such authorisations and consents as the Commissioner requires for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to obtain information (including financial and other confidential information) relevant to the investigation from other persons concerning the licensee and close associates of the licensee.

(2) A person who complies with a requirement of a notice under this section does not on that account incur a liability to another person.

s 19A: Ins 2012 No 85, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2017 No 14, Sch 1 [22]; 2022 No 10, Sch 1[23] [30].