Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 - SECT 37D

Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents

37D. Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and
produce documents



(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act and the
regulations have been complied with, an inspector may by notice in the
prescribed form-

   (a)  require an incorporated association to produce to the inspector at a
        time and place specified in the notice specified relevant documents
        relating to the incorporated association; and

   (b)  require any person who is involved in the activities of an
        incorporated association to produce to the inspector at a time and
        place specified in the notice specified relevant documents relating to
        the incorporated association; and

   (c)  require any person who is involved in the activities of an
        incorporated association-

   (i)  to attend before the inspector at a time and place specified in the
        notice; and

   (ii) to answer any questions put to the person by the inspector relating to
        the promotion, formation, membership, control, transactions, dealings,
        business or property of the incorporated association.

(2) A person is to be considered to be involved in the activities of an
incorporated association if the person-

   (a)  is or has been an officer or employee of, or an agent, banker, legal
        practitioner, auditor or other person acting in any capacity for or on
        behalf of, the incorporated association (including an incorporated
        association that is in the course of being wound up or has had its
        incorporation cancelled); or

   (b)  is a person who has any relevant documents relating to the
        incorporated association in his or her possession or control; or

   (c)  is a person who was a party to the creation of any relevant documents
        relating to the incorporated association.

(3) A person is not subject to any liability by reason of complying with a
requirement made or purportedly made under this section.