Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:128:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 128 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1617588–1620179

128  Secretary may obtain information etc.
 (1) The Secretary may, for the purposes of this Act, by notice in writing given to a person (including a person employed in or in connection with a Department of the Government of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory or by any authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory), require the person:
 (a) to:
 (i) provide the Department, or an officer specified in the notice, with such information as the Secretary requires; or
 (ii) produce to the Department, or to an officer so specified, any documents in the custody or under the control of the person;
  within the period (not being less than 14 days after the notice is given) and in the manner specified in the notice; or
 (b) to appear before an officer specified in the notice at such reasonable time (not being a time earlier than 14 days after the notice is given) and place as are specified in the notice to answer questions.
 (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Secretary may:
 (a) by notice in writing given to a person who is indebted to the Commonwealth under or as a result of this Act, require the person:
 (i) to provide the Department, or an officer specified in the notice, within the period specified in the notice (not being less than 14 days after the notice is given), with such information concerning the person's financial situation as is required by the notice or to produce to the Department, or to an officer so specified, within that period, such documents concerning that situation as are so specified; and
 (ii) if the person's address changes, to notify the Department or an officer so specified, within 14 days of the change, of the new address; or
 (b) by notice in writing given to a person who the Secretary believes may have information concerning the whereabouts of a person who is indebted to the Commonwealth under or as a result of this Act or the financial situation of such a person, require the person to provide the Department, or an officer specified in the notice, within the period specified in the notice (not being less than 14 days after the notice is given), with such information concerning those matters as is required by the notice or to produce to the Department, or to an officer so specified, within that period, such documents concerning those matters as are specified in the notice.
 (2AA) A document lodged as a consequence:
 (a) of a notice issued under subsection (1) requiring a person to provide the Department, in writing, with such information as the Secretary specifies in the notice; or