Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:section:521
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 521
Character Range: 1112634–1115073

521  The ACMA may obtain information and documents from carriers and service providers
 (1) This section applies to a carrier or a service provider if the ACMA has reason to believe that the carrier or provider:
 (a) has information or a document that is relevant to:
 (i) the performance of any of the ACMA's telecommunications functions; or
 (ii) the exercise of any of the ACMA's telecommunications powers; or
 (b) is capable of giving evidence which the ACMA has reason to believe is relevant to:
 (i) the performance of any of the ACMA's telecommunications functions; or
 (ii) the exercise of any of the ACMA's telecommunications powers.
 (2) The ACMA may, by written notice given to the carrier or provider, require the carrier or provider:
 (a) to give to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or
 (b) to produce to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or
 (c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the ACMA, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies; or
 (d) if the carrier or provider is an individual—to appear before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents; or
 (e) if the carrier or provider is a body corporate or a public body—to cause a competent officer of the body to appear
  before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents; or
 (f) if the carrier or provider is a partnership—to cause an individual who is:
 (i) a partner in the partnership; or
 (ii) an employee of the partnership;
  to appear before the ACMA at a time and place specified in the notice to give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents.
 (3) A carrier or service provider must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
 (4) A notice given to a carrier under this section must set out the effect of the following provisions:
 (a) subsection (3);
 (b) section 68;
 (c) section 570;
 (d) Part 1 of Schedule 1;
 (e) section 525.
 (5) A notice given to a service provider under this section must set out the effect of the following provisions:
 (a) subsection (3);
 (b) section 101;
 (c) section 570;
 (d) Part 1 of Schedule 2;
 (e) section 525.