New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LANDLORD AND TENANT (RENTAL BONDS) ACT 1977 - SECT 13

13 Information to be furnished on request

(1) An authorised officer may orally or in writing require a person:

(a) to furnish to the authorised officer such information as the officer requires,

(b) to answer any question put to the person by the authorised officer, or

(c) to produce for inspection any books, documents or other records in the person’s custody or control,

in relation to the leasing or proposed leasing of residential premises.

(2) An authorised officer may make copies of or take extracts from books, documents or other records produced under subsection (1).

(3) A person shall not, in relation to a requirement under subsection (1):

(a) refuse or fail to furnish the information or to answer the question or to produce the books, documents or other records, or

(b) give any information or make any answer which is false in any particular.

(4) Where information furnished, or an answer given, in response to a requirement under subsection (1) tends to incriminate the person giving the information or answer, neither the terms of the requirement, nor the information or answer may be used (whether or not that person objected to giving the information or answer) in any proceedings against that person except proceedings under subsection (3) (b) in relation to that information or answer.

(5) A person is not obliged to furnish any information or to answer any question or to produce any books, documents or other records under this section unless the person has first been informed by the authorised officer making the requirement that the person is required and is obliged, by virtue of this section, to furnish the information or to answer the question or to produce the books, documents or other records.