Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563:section:47
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 47
Character Range: 41813–42929

47  Notice to person to provide information and documents
 (1) If the Ombudsman reasonably believes that a person has, or could take reasonable steps to obtain, information or documents relevant to the inquiry, the Ombudsman may, by notice, require the person to send to the Ombudsman:
 (a) a statement setting out the specified information; and
 (b) specified documents.
 (2) The notice must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) specify the period within which the statement and documents referred to in subsection (1) must be sent to the Ombudsman; and
 (c) be served on the person.
 (3) The period specified in the notice must be a period of at least 10 business days commencing on the day the notice is served.
 (4) A person who is served a notice under this section must comply with the notice.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
 (5) A person is not subject to a requirement under subsection (4) if:
 (a) the person does not have the information or document required; and
 (b) the person has taken all reasonable steps available to the person to obtain the information or document required and has been unable to obtain it.