New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf ICAC Act ss 21, 82; RC (PS) Act s 6)
(1) For the purposes of an investigation, the Commission may, by notice in writing served on a public authority or public official, require the authority or official to produce a statement of information.
(2) A notice under this section must specify or describe the information concerned, must fix a time and date for compliance, and must specify the person (being the Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner or any other officer of the Commission) to whom production is to be made.
(3) The notice may provide that the requirement may be satisfied by some other person acting on behalf of the public authority or public official and may, but need not, specify the person or class of persons who may so act.
(4) A person must not:(a) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice served on the person under this section, or(b) in purported compliance with a notice served on the person or some other person under this section, furnish information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular.Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(5) This section does not apply to:(a) the Independent Commission Against Corruption or an officer of the Commission as defined in the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 , or(b) the Ombudsman or an officer of the Ombudsman.