Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02381:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02381
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person is able to provide as to any matter relating to the compilation of the books or as to any matter to which the books relate;
          (c) may retain possession of the books for such period as is necessary to enable the books to be inspected, and copies of, or extracts from, the books to be made or taken, by or on behalf of the Commission; and"; and
     (c) by omitting sub-section (6) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(6) In this section, 'premises' includes any structure, building, aircraft, vehicle, vessel or place (whether built upon or not) and any part of such a structure, building, aircraft, vehicle, vessel or place.".

Offences
7. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:
"(2a) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against sub-section (2) if the defendant proves that he believed on reasonable grounds that the information or statement was true and was not misleading.".

8. After section 10 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Copies or extracts of books to be admitted in evidence
"10a. (1) Subject to this section, in any legal proceedings (whether proceedings under this Act or otherwise), a copy of or extract from a book relating to a matter mentioned in sub-paragraph 8 (1) (a) (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) is admissible in evidence as if it were the original book or the relevant part of the original book.
"(2) A copy of or extract from a book is not admissible in evidence under sub-section (1) unless it is proved that the copy or extract is a true copy of the book or of the relevant part of the book.
"(3) For the purposes of sub-section (2), evidence that a copy of or extract from a book is a true copy of the book or of a part of the book may be given by a person who has compared the copy or extract with the book or the relevant part of the book and may be given either orally or by an affidavit sworn, or by a declaration made, before a Commissioner or person authorized to take affidavits or statutory declarations.".

Privilege
9. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "forthwith furnish in writing to the Commission or authorized person the name and address of the person to whom or by whom the communication was made" and substituting ", if he knows the name and address of the person to whom or by or on behalf of whom the communication was made, forthwith furnish that name and address in writing to the Commission or authorized