Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00632:section:45ab
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00632
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 45AB
Character Range: 1017854–1019025

45AB  Secretary may require information or documents
 (1) The Secretary may, by written notice given to a person, require the person to give to the Secretary any information, or produce to the Secretary any documents, specified in the notice that are relevant to a contravention, or possible contravention, of a provision of this Act or the regulations.
 (2) The notice must specify a reasonable period within which the person must comply with the notice. The period must be at least 14 days starting on the day on which the notice is given.
 (3) The notice must set out the effect of the following:
 (a) section 45AC (about failure to comply with notice);
 (b) section 45AD (about giving false or misleading information or documents);
 (c) section 137.1 of the Criminal Code (about giving false or misleading information);
 (d) section 137.2 of the Criminal Code (about producing false or misleading documents).
 (4) The notice may require the information to be given, or the documents to be produced, in accordance with specified software requirements:
 (a) on a specified kind of data processing device; or
 (b) by way of a specified kind of electronic transmission.