DISABILITY SERVICE SAFEGUARDS ACT 2018 (NO. 38 OF 2018) - SECT 221 Authorised officers may apply to Magistrates' Court for order requiring information or documents from other persons about alleged offences
DISABILITY SERVICE SAFEGUARDS ACT 2018 (NO. 38 OF 2018) - SECT 221
Authorised officers may apply to Magistrates' Court for order requiring information or documents from other persons about alleged offences(1) An authorised officer who believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against this Act may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring any person (other than a registered disability worker), at a time and place specified by the authorised officer—
(a) to answer orally or in writing any questions put by an authorised officer in relation to the alleged offence; and
(b) to supply orally or in writing information required by an authorised officer in relation to the alleged offence; and
(c) to produce to an authorised officer specified documents or documents of a specified class relating to the alleged offence.
(2) The Magistrates' Court may make the order if the Magistrates' Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person may have committed an offence against this Act.
(3) An order must state a day, not later than 28 days after the making of the order, on which the order ceases to have effect.