Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 240AC

             (1)  An authorised officer may, by written notice given to a person who is required under section 240AB to keep a record, require the person to produce, either at the business premises in Australia of the person or at a place in Australia specified in the notice, and within a period specified in the notice, for inspection by an authorised officer:

                     (a)  if the record is in writing--the record; or

                     (b)  if the record is kept by a mechanical, electronic or other device--the information contained in the record.

Note 1:       A person who keeps a record of information by means of a mechanical, electronic or other device must comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) by producing the information in a document setting out the information in a form the authorised officer can understand. See section 25A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Note 2:       Failure to produce a record following a requirement made under subsection (1) is an offence. See section 243SB.

             (2)  The period that may be specified in a notice given under subsection (1) must not be less than 14 days after the notice is given.