Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000
40Power to require information
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40 Power to require information (1) An authorised officer may require a person to provide information in the person's possession relevant to the enforcement of this Act. (2) An authorised 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 authorised officer. (3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement of an authorised officer under this section. (4) A person is not required to give information or produce a document under this section if the answer to the question or the contents of the document would tend to incriminate the person of an offence.