LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 8.5
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 8.5
8.5 . Powers of authorised person
(1) So as to perform
his or her functions an authorised person may direct a person to do any one or
more of the following —
(a) to
appear in person before the authorised person at a time and place specified in
the direction;
(b) to
give evidence (including evidence on oath);
(c) to
produce to the authorised person, or allow the authorised person to have
access to, any document, information or property that is in or under the
person’s custody or control;
(d) to
do anything necessary to enable the authorised person to have access to any
document, information or property in or under the custody or control of
another person.
(2) An authorised
person may administer an oath for the purposes of this section.
(3) Subsection (1)(c)
and (d) extend to documents and information in or under the custody or control
of banks or other financial institutions.
(4) An authorised
person may —
(a) take
copies of or extracts from any document to which he or she gains access under
this section; or
(b) take
custody or control of any document or property to which he or she gains access
under this section on local government property.
(5) Evidence given by
a person as directed under subsection (1) is not admissible in any civil or
criminal proceedings against the person other than proceedings under
section 8.11.