sec.52Power to require production of documents

### sec.52 Power to require production of documents An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer, a document relating to the clearing of vegetation. The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. If the authorised officer copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) , or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. The authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement . s 52 amd 2003 No. 10 s 76 sch (sec.52-ssec.1) An authorised officer may require a person to make available for inspection by an authorised officer, or produce to the authorised officer for inspection, at a reasonable time and place nominated by the authorised officer, a document relating to the clearing of vegetation. (sec.52-ssec.2) The authorised officer may keep the document to copy it. (sec.52-ssec.3) If the authorised officer copies a document mentioned in subsection (1) , or an entry in the document, the authorised officer may require the person responsible for keeping the document to certify the copy as a true copy of the document or entry. (sec.52-ssec.4) The authorised officer must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.52-ssec.5) However, if a requirement (a document certification requirement ) is made of a person under subsection (3) , the authorised officer may keep the document until the person complies with the requirement. (sec.52-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (1) is a document production requirement .