(1) An examiner may,
by notice in writing served on a person, require the person—
(a) to
attend, at a time and place specified in the notice, before a person specified
in the notice, being the examiner or a member of the staff of the ACC; and
(b) to
produce at that time and place to the person so specified a document or thing
specified in the notice, being a document or thing that is relevant to a
special ACC operation/investigation.
(2) Before issuing a
notice under subsection (1), the examiner must be satisfied that it is
reasonable in all the circumstances to do so. The examiner must also record in
writing the reasons for the issue of the notice.
(3) A notice may be
issued under this section in relation to a special ACC
operation/investigation, whether or not an examination before an examiner is
being held for the purposes of the operation or investigation.
(4) A person must not
refuse or fail to comply with a notice served on the person under this
section.
(5) A person who
contravenes subsection (4) is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $22 000 or imprisonment for 5 years.
(6) The provisions of
section 23(3) to (5) and (7) apply in relation to a person who is
required to produce a document or thing by a notice served on him or her under
this section in the same manner as they apply in relation to a person who is
required to produce a document or thing at an examination before an examiner.
(7) If there is a
contravention of section 23(3) as applied by subsection (6), the
provisions of section 23(6) apply to that contravention.