South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts40—Department to obtain information and evidence
(1) The Commissioner
may, by notice in writing, require any person, whether a donor or donee or
not, including any officer employed in or in connection with any department of
the Government of the State or by any public authority—
(a) to
furnish him with such information as he requires; or
(b) to
attend and give evidence before him or before any officer authorised by him in
that behalf concerning any matter on which the Commissioner requires
information for the purposes of this Act,
and may require him to produce all books, documents and other papers whatever
in his custody or under his control relating to any such matter.
(2) The Commissioner
may require the information or evidence to be given on oath and either
verbally or in writing, and for that purpose he or the officer so authorised
by him may administer an oath.
(3) A person attending
before the Commissioner or officer pursuant to a requirement under this
section shall be entitled to be paid by the Commissioner an allowance in
accordance with the scale of allowances to witnesses in local courts for the
time being in force.