PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 167 Power to request information

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 167

    (1)     An authorised officer may request a person to provide information to the authorised officer which the authorised officer believes is necessary to investigate whether there is a risk to public health or to manage or control a risk to public health.

    (2)     A person is authorised to provide the information requested under subsection (1).

Note

See section 227.

    (3)     A person may refuse to provide the information requested under subsection (1).

    (4)     An authorised officer must at the time of making a request under subsection (1) advise the person that the person may refuse to provide the information requested.

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