Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An inspector may, by written notice to a person whom the inspector believes to have some knowledge of the affairs of the private health insurer that the inspector is investigating, require that person, within the period specified in the notice:
(a) to produce to the inspector all or any documents relating to the affairs of the insurer that are in the custody, or under the control, of that person; or
(b) to give to the inspector all reasonable assistance within the person's power in connection with the investigation; or
(c) to appear before the inspector for examination concerning matters that are relevant to the investigation and are within the knowledge of the person.
Note: Refusal or failure to comply with a requirement under this subsection is an offence (see section 148).
(2) The period specified in a notice under subsection (1) must be reasonable, and must end at least 7 days after the day on which the notice is given.
(3) If documents are produced to an inspector under subsection (1), the inspector may:
(a) take possession of them for such period as the inspector considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation; and
(b) make copies of, and take extracts from, them.
(4) An inspector is not entitled to refuse to permit a person to inspect documents that are in the possession of the inspector under subsection (3) if the person would be entitled to inspect those documents if the inspector had not taken possession of them.