South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts47—Use and obtaining of information
(1) If the
Commissioner has obtained a document or information under or in connection
with the operation of this Act, the Commissioner may use that document or
information for the purposes of this Part.
(2) If the
Commissioner has reason to believe that a person is capable of providing
information or producing a document relevant to an investigation, the
Commissioner may, by notice in writing provided to the person, require the
person to do one or more of the following:
(a) to
provide that information to the Commissioner in writing signed by that person
or, in the case of a body corporate, by an officer of the body corporate;
(b) to
produce that document to the Commissioner;
(c) to
attend before a person specified in the notice and answer questions or produce
documents relevant to the investigation.
(3) A notice under
subsection (2) is to specify the period within which, or the time, day and
place at which, the person is required to provide the information or document,
or to attend.
(4) A notice under
subsection (2) must provide a period of time for compliance with a requirement
under that subsection that has been determined by the Commissioner to be
reasonable in the circumstances.
(5) A person must
comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(6) If a document is
produced in accordance with a requirement under this section, the Commissioner
or other appropriate person may take possession of, make copies of, or take
extracts from, the document.