Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing given to a person, require the person, within a reasonable time stated in the notice, to:
(a) give the Commissioner any information; or
(b) produce to the Commissioner any documents (or copies of documents);
specified in the notice that the Commissioner requires for the performance of the Commissioner's functions.
(2) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing given to the person, extend the time within which the information must be given or documents or copies of documents must be produced in accordance with the notice under subsection (1).
Circumstances in which a person is not required to comply
(3) A person is not required to comply with a requirement of a notice given to the person under subsection (1) if the performance of the Commissioner's functions relates to the affairs of an approved provider, or former approved provider, that is not a corporation.
Offence
(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the person is required to give the Commissioner information, or produce to the Commissioner documents or copies of documents, in accordance with a notice given to the person under subsection (1); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the requirement.
Reasonable compensation
(5) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement of a notice given to the person under subsection (1) to give copies of documents.