Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 - SECT 30

Powers relating to inquiries

30. Powers relating to inquiries



(1) Energy Safe Victoria may serve upon any person a summons to-

   (a)  provide specified information; or

   (b)  produce specified documents; or

   (c)  appear before Energy Safe Victoria to give evidence.

(2) Energy Safe Victoria may make an order for the manner of service,
including substituted service, of a summons under subsection (1).

(3) A person who without lawful excuse disobeys a summons of
Energy Safe Victoria is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(4) It is a lawful excuse for the purposes of subsection (3) that compliance
may tend to incriminate that person or make that person liable to a penalty
for any other offence.

(5) A person must not give information which the person knows is false or
misleading to Energy Safe Victoria.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

(6) A person must not-

   (a)  threaten, intimidate or coerce another person; or

   (b)  take, threaten to take, incite or be involved in any action that
        causes another person to suffer any loss, injury or disadvantage-

because that other person assisted, or intends to assist, any inquiry
conducted by Energy Safe Victoria. Penalty: 120 penalty units.





(7) A person who, in good faith, makes a statement or gives a document or
information to Energy Safe Victoria in connection with an inquiry under this
Part is not liable in respect of loss, damage or injury of any kind suffered
by another person because of the making of that statement or the giving of
that document or information, whether or not the statement is made, or the
document or information is given, in connection with a written submission or a
public hearing.