Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary may, by written notice, require a person to give a specified inspector or entrusted person, in the manner and within the period specified in the notice, any:
(a) specified information; or
(b) specified documents;
that the Secretary reasonably believes that the person is capable of giving for the purposes of investigating or preventing a contravention of a provision of this Act.
(2) The period specified in a notice given under subsection (1) must be at least 14 days after the day the notice is given.
(3) A notice given under subsection (1) must set out the effect of subsection (4) and sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code .
(4) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is given a notice under subsection (1); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
Strict liability offence
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (4).
Civil penalty provision
(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (4).
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.