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Unclaimed Money Act 2008
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69 Power of investigation
(1) For the purposes of an authorised investigation, the Registrar may, by written notice, require a person—
(a) to give the Registrar written information specified in the notice; or
(b) to attend at a specified time and place before the Registrar or an authorised officer to answer questions relevant to the investigation; or
(c) to produce a document to the Registrar at a specified time and place.
(2) The Registrar may require information or evidence that is not given orally to be provided in the form of, or verified by, a statutory declaration.
S. 69(3) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 128.1).
(3) The Registrar may require evidence that is given orally to be given on oath or by affirmation and for that purpose the Registrar or an authorised officer may administer an oath or affirmation.
(4) The person to whom the notice is given must comply with the notice within the period specified in the notice or any extended period allowed by the Registrar.
Note to s. 69(4) inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 50(4).
Section 26B applies to an offence against this subsection.