Wagering Act 1998
sec.266Power to require attendance of persons
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sec.266 Power to require attendance of persons
An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the requirement relates. An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about an authority operator’s operations— the authority operator or, if the operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the operator; a licensed employee employed by the authority operator; if the authority operator is a licence operator—a wagering agent appointed by the operator or, if the wagering agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; an employee of a wagering agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ; another person associated with the operations, or management of the operations, of— the authority operator; or a wagering agent mentioned in paragraph (c) . An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about a wagering agent’s operations— the wagering agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent; an employee of the wagering agent; the licence operator by whom the agent is appointed or, if the licence operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; another person associated with the operations, or management of the operations, of— the wagering agent; or the licence operator mentioned in paragraph (c) . A requirement made of a person under this section must— be made by written notice given to the person; and state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance. When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.266-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person, or an executive officer of a corporation, of whom a document production requirement has been made to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about the document to which the requirement relates. (sec.266-ssec.2) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about an authority operator’s operations— the authority operator or, if the operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the operator; a licensed employee employed by the authority operator; if the authority operator is a licence operator—a wagering agent appointed by the operator or, if the wagering agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; an employee of a wagering agent mentioned in paragraph (c) ; another person associated with the operations, or management of the operations, of— the authority operator; or a wagering agent mentioned in paragraph (c) . (sec.266-ssec.3) An inspector may require any of the following persons to attend before the inspector to answer questions or give information about a wagering agent’s operations— the wagering agent or, if the agent is a corporation, an executive officer of the agent; an employee of the wagering agent; the licence operator by whom the agent is appointed or, if the licence operator is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation; another person associated with the operations, or management of the operations, of— the wagering agent; or the licence operator mentioned in paragraph (c) . (sec.266-ssec.4) A requirement made of a person under this section must— be made by written notice given to the person; and state a reasonable time and place for the person’s attendance. (sec.266-ssec.5) When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.