Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2021 - SECT 98

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   one of the following applies:

  (i)   the Registrar reasonably believes that there has been, or that there will be, a change in control of a licence holder;

  (ii)   an application is made under section   86 for an approval of a change in control of a licence holder;

  (iii)   the approval period for the change in control of a licence holder has not ended and the Registrar reasonably believes that there has been, or will be, a change in the circumstances of a person approved to begin to control the licence holder or cease to control the licence holder; and

  (b)   the Registrar reasonably believes that a person has information or a document, or is capable of giving evidence, that is relevant to the matter in subparagraph   (a)(i), (ii) or (iii).

Requirement

  (2)   The Registrar may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person:

  (a)   to give the Registrar, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information; or

  (b)   to produce to the Registrar, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or

  (c)   if the person is an individual--to appear before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the notice to:

  (i)   give any such evidence, either orally or in writing; and

  (ii)   produce any such documents; or

  (d)   if the person is a body corporate--to cause a competent officer of the body to appear before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the notice to:

  (i)   give any such evidence, either orally or in writing; and

  (ii)   produce any such documents.

  (3)   The period specified under paragraph   (2)(a) or (b) must not be shorter than 14 days after the notice is given.

  (4)   A time specified under paragraph   (2)(c) or (d) must not be earlier than 14 days after the notice is given.

Notice to set out the effect of offence and civil penalty provisions

  (5)   A notice under subsection   (2) must set out the effect of the following provisions:

  (a)   section   99 (about compliance with the notice);

  (b)   section   104 (about giving false or misleading information);

  (c)   section   105 (about giving false or misleading documents);

  (d)   section   106 (about giving false or misleading evidence).