Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797:clause:1_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 2
Character Range: 162281–163703

2  Power to obtain information and documents
 (1) The Chair or another member authorised by the Committee may give a person written notice requiring the person to appear before the Committee to give evidence or to produce documents to the Committee.
 (2) The notice must specify the day on which, and the time and place at which, the person is required to appear or to produce documents. The day must not be less than 5 days after the day on which the notice is given to the person.
 (3) The notice must also specify the nature of the evidence or documents to be provided to the Committee, and in the case of documents, the form in which they are to be provided.
 (4) A requirement under this clause must not be made of:
 (a) an agency head; or
 (b) a staff member or agent of an agency; or
 (c) the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security; or
 (d) a member of the staff of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security.
 (5) A requirement under this clause may only be made of a person if the Committee has reasonable grounds for believing that the person is capable of giving evidence or producing documents relevant to a matter that the Committee is reviewing or that has been referred to the Committee.
 (7) The Commonwealth must pay a person who has been given a notice requiring the person to appear before the Committee such allowances for the person's travelling and other expenses as are prescribed.