(1) The Commission may give a direction in writing to any person (whether or
not a party to proceedings before the Commission) requiring the person--
(a)
to produce, at a time and place specified in the direction, specified
documents in the possession of the person, or
(b) to provide specified
information within a time specified in the direction that the Commission
considers relevant to the proceedings, or
(c) to give within a time specified
in the direction any specified consent, authority or direction that the
Commission considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of facilitating
the provision by another person of documents or information pursuant to a
direction under subsection (2).
(2) The direction may require the documents
to be produced or the information to be provided--
(a) to the Commission or to
another party to proceedings before the Commission, in the case of a direction
given to a party to the proceedings, or
(b) to the Commission in the case of
a direction given to a person who is not a party to proceedings before the
Commission.
(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply
with a direction given to the person.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(4) If a person does not, without reasonable excuse, produce a document or
provide information in compliance with a direction given to the person under
this section, the person cannot as a party to proceedings before the
Commission or a court have the document or information admitted in the
proceedings.
(5) The Commission may exercise powers under this section at the
request of a party to proceedings before the Commission or of the Commission's
own motion.
