Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008
97Authorised officer's or water and sewerage officer’s power to require information
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97 Authorised officer's or water and sewerage officer’s power to require information
(1) [Section 97 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:22 Jul 2011] An authorised officer or water and sewerage officer may require a person to provide information in the person’s possession relevant to the enforcement of this Act.
(2) [Section 97 Subsection (2) amended by No. 22 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:22 Jul 2011] [Section 97 Subsection (2) amended by No. 22 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:22 Jul 2011] An authorised officer or water and sewerage officer may require a person to produce documents in the person’s possession that may be relevant to the enforcement of this Act for inspection by the officer.
(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a requirement under this section.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(4) A person is not required to give information under this section if the giving of that information would tend to incriminate the person of an offence.