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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.237Power to require information
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### sec.237 Power to require information
This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes—
an offence against this Act has been committed; and
a person may be able to give information about the offence.
The authorised person may, by notice given to the person, require the person to give the authorised person information related to the offence at a stated reasonable time and place.
A requirement under subsection (2) is an information requirement .
For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the information requirement requires the giving of a clear image or written version of the electronic document.
In this section—
information includes a document.
(sec.237-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes— an offence against this Act has been committed; and a person may be able to give information about the offence.
(sec.237-ssec.2) The authorised person may, by notice given to the person, require the person to give the authorised person information related to the offence at a stated reasonable time and place.
(sec.237-ssec.3) A requirement under subsection (2) is an information requirement .
(sec.237-ssec.4) For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the information requirement requires the giving of a clear image or written version of the electronic document.
(sec.237-ssec.5) In this section— information includes a document.
- (a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and
- (b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.