Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If the principal
inspector has reason to believe that an officer of an eligible authority is
able to give information relevant to an inspection under this Part of the
authority’s records, subsections (2) and (3) have effect.
(2) The principal
inspector may, by writing given to the officer, require the officer to give
the information to the principal inspector —
(a) by
writing signed by the officer; and
(b) at a
specified place and within a specified period.
(3) The principal
inspector may, by writing given to the officer, require the officer to
attend —
(a)
before a specified inspecting officer;
(b) at a
specified place; and
(c)
within a specified period or at a specified time on a specified day,
in order to answer
questions relevant to the inspection.
(4) If the principal
inspector —
(a) has
reason to believe that an officer of an eligible authority is able to give
information relevant to an inspection under this Part of the authority’s
records; and
(b) does
not know the officer’s identity,
the principal
inspector may, by writing given to the chief officer of the authority, require
the chief officer, or a person nominated by the chief officer, to
attend —
(aa)
before a specified inspecting officer;
(bb) at
a specified place; and
(cc)
within a specified period or at a specified time on a specified day,
in order to answer
questions relevant to the inspection.
(5) The place, and the
period or the time and day, specified in a requirement under this section are
to be reasonable, with regard to the circumstances in which the requirement is
made.
[Section 14 amended by No. 1 of 2000
s. 9(1).]