12Powers of Commissioner to compel production of information

#### 12 Powers of Commissioner to compel production of information 12 Powers of Commissioner to compel production of information > > (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, request that any person provide, or require any Government agency to provide, the Commissioner with information (including documents) relevant to the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under this Act. > > > (2) Any such notice may specify a day on or before which the information is required to be provided. > > > (3) A person who provides the Commissioner with information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units, in the case of a corporation, and 50 penalty units in any other case. > > > (4) If documents are given to the Commissioner under this section, the Commissioner— > > > > > (a) may take possession of, and make copies of or take extracts from, the documents, and > > > > > (b) may keep possession of the documents for such period as is necessary for the purposes of exercising the function concerned, and > > > > > (c) during that period must permit the documents to be inspected at all reasonable times by the persons who would be entitled to inspect them if they were not in the possession of the Commissioner. > > > (5) A Government agency is not required to provide any information under this section if there is an overriding public interest against the disclosure of the information for the purposes of the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052) or if access to the information would otherwise be denied under that Act.