Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a person if the ACMA has reason to believe that the person:
(a) has information or a document that is relevant to:
(i) the performance of any of the ACMA's telecommunications functions; or
(ii) the exercise of any of the ACMA's telecommunications powers; or
(b) is capable of giving evidence which the ACMA has reason to believe is relevant to:
(i) the performance of any of the ACMA's telecommunications functions; or
(ii) the exercise of any of the ACMA's telecommunications powers.
(2) The ACMA may, by written notice given to the person, require the person:
(a) to give to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or
(b) to produce to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or
(c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies; or
(d) if the person is an individual--to appear before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents; or
(e) if the person is a body corporate or a public body--to cause a competent officer of the body to appear before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents; or
(f) if the person is a partnership--to cause an individual who is:
(i) a partner in the partnership; or
(ii) an employee of the partnership;
to appear before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents.
(3) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the ACMA has given a notice to the person under subsection (2); and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.
(5) A notice under this section must set out the effect of subsection (4) and section 525.
(6) In this section:
"engage in conduct" means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.