Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Credit (Administration) Act 1984 - SECT 22

Ministers, police and public authorities to produce information to inspectors

22. Ministers, police and public authorities to produce information to
inspectors



(1) For the purpose of monitoring compliance with the Credit Acts or the
regulations under those Acts, the Director or an inspector may request a
specified public body within a time specified by the Director or inspector-

   (a)  to answer orally or in writing any questions put by the inspector
        relating to a registered credit provider's business as a credit
        provider or a finance broker's business as a finance broker;

   (b)  to supply orally or in writing information required by the inspector
        relating to that business.

(2) An inspector can only make a request under subsection (1) with the written
consent of the Director.

(3) A specified public body must comply with a request under subsection (1).

(4) In this section specified public body means-

   (a)  a Minister; or

   (b)  a public statutory authority; or

   (c)  a municipal council; or

   (d)  the Chief Commissioner of Police.