Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00490:section:185
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00490
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 185
Character Range: 282231–283971

185  Regulator may obtain information or documents

Scope
 (1) This section applies to a person if the Regulator believes on reasonable grounds that the person has information or a document that is relevant to the operation of this Act or the associated provisions.

Requirement
 (2) The Regulator may, by written notice given to the person, require the person:
 (a) to give to the Regulator, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or
 (b) to produce to the Regulator, 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 Regulator, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies.
 (3) A period specified under subsection (2) must not be shorter than 14 days after the notice is given.

Compliance
 (4) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) to the extent that the person is capable of doing so.

Ancillary contraventions
 (5) A person must not:
 (a) aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of subsection (4); or
 (b) induce, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, a contravention of subsection (4); or
 (c) be in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, a contravention of subsection (4); or
 (d) conspire with others to effect a contravention of subsection (4).

Civil penalty provisions
 (6) Subsections (4) and (5) are civil penalty provisions.
Note: Part 21 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.

No limitation
 (7) This section is not limited by any other provision of this Act that relates to the powers of the Regulator to obtain information or documents.