16Power to require person to give information or produce documents

16 Power to require person to give information or produce documents

(1) The ACCC may give a notice to a person under subsection (2) if the ACCC has reason to believe that the person has information, or a document, relevant to an arbitration. (2) The ACCC may, by written notice given to the person, require the person: (a) to give any such information to the ACCC; or (b) to produce any such document to the ACCC; for the purposes of the arbitration. (3) The notice must: (a) specify the period (which must be at least 14 days after the notice is given to the person) within which the person is required to comply with the notice; and (b) specify the manner in which the person is required to comply with the notice; and (c) state the effect of section 26 (offence for failure to comply with a notice).

Note: A person may commit an offence if the person fails to comply with a notice (see section 26).