South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts192—Access to documents
(1) The Administrator,
or another person authorised in writing by the Administrator to exercise
powers under this section, for the purpose of—
(a)
ensuring that all controlled property is under the Administrator's custody and
control; or
(b)
ensuring the effective exercise of the Administrator's powers or the
performance of the Administrator's duties, under this Division in relation to
the controlled property,
may, by notice in writing, require—
(c) the
suspect in relation to a restraining order covering the controlled property;
or
(d) any
other person entitled to, or claiming an interest in, the controlled property,
to produce specified documents in the possession of the person—
(e) to a
specified person; and
(f) at a
specified place, and within a specified period or at a specified time on a
specified day, being a place, and a period or a time and day, that are
reasonable in the circumstances.
(2) If documents are
produced under subsection (1), the Administrator, or other person making
the requirement, or the person to whom the documents are produced may—
(a) make
copies of, or take extracts from, the documents; and
(b)
require—
(i)
the person required to produce the documents; or
(ii)
any other person who was a party to the compilation of
the documents,
to explain any matter relating to the documents, or the compilation of the
documents.
(3) If documents
required under subsection (1) to be produced are not produced, the
Administrator, or other person making the requirement, or the person to whom
the documents are required to be produced, may require the person required to
produce the documents to state—
(a)
where the documents may be found; and
(b) who
last had possession, custody or control of the documents and where that person
may be found.
(4) A person who
refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under this section is guilty of
an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) A person who
obstructs or hinders a person in the exercise of a power under this section is
guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(6) The production of
documents under this section does not prejudice a lien that a person has on
the documents.