Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fundraising Act 1998 - SECT 44

Minister or Director may demand information

44. Minister or Director may demand information



(1) The Minister or the Director may require a person to give her or him any
information or documents that the Minister or the Director considers necessary
to determine whether that or any other person-

   (a)  has complied with a provision of this Act;

   (b)  is, or has been at any time, required by law to comply with a
        provision of this Act;

   (c)  is or might be conducting or administering, or has or might have
        conducted or administered, a fundraising appeal;

   (d)  is, or was, exempt from the provisions of this Act.

(2) The Minister or the Director must make the requirement in a written notice
that identifies the information or document and that specifies-

   (a)  by when the requirement must be complied with; and

   (b)  in what form the information or document is to be given to the
        Minister or the Director.



(3) The notice must also state that the requirement is made under this section
and must include a copy of this section and section 60.



(4) A person must comply with any requirement made by the Minister or the
Director under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not
doing so.

Penalty: In the case of a corporation, 240 penalty units. In any other case,
120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.

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