Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TEXTILE, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION PROGRAMS ACT 1999 - SECT 38

  (1)   This section applies to a person if the Minister or the Secretary has reason to believe that the person:

  (a)   has information or a document that is relevant to the operation of a TCF scheme ; or

  (b)   is capable of giving evidence which the Minister or the Secretary has reason to believe is relevant to the operation of a TCF scheme .

  (2)   The Minister or the Secretary may, by written notice given to the person, require the person:

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

  (b)   to produce to the Minister or the Secretary, 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 Minister or the Secretary, 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 Minister or the Secretary 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--to cause a competent officer of the body to appear before the Minister or the Secretary 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 commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is subject to a requirement under subsection   ( 2); and

  (b)   the person contravenes the requirement.

Penalty:   20 penalty units.

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

  (a)   subsection   ( 3);

  (b)   section   49;

  (c)   section   50;

  (d)   section   51.