Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An officer specified in subsection (3) may give a written notice to a * financial institution requiring the institution to provide to an * authorised officer any information or documents relevant to any one or more of the following:
(a) determining whether an * account is or was held by a specified person with the financial institution;
(b) determining whether a particular person is or was a signatory to an account;
(c) if a person holds an account with the institution, the current balance of the account;
(d) details of transactions on an account over a specified period of up to 6 months;
(e) details of any related accounts (including names of those who hold or held those accounts);
(ea) determining whether a * stored value card was issued to a specified person by a financial institution;
(eb) details of transactions made using such a card over a specified period of up to 6 months;
(f) a transaction conducted by the financial institution on behalf of a specified person.
(2) The officer must not issue the notice unless the officer reasonably believes that giving the notice is required:
(a) to determine whether to take any action under this Act; or
(b) in relation to proceedings under this Act.
(3) The officers who may give a notice to a * financial institution are:
(a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or
(b) a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or
(c) a senior executive AFP employee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ) who is a member of the Australian Federal Police and who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the purposes of this section; or
(ca) the National Anti - Corruption Commissioner (within the meaning of the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 ); or
(d) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; or
(e) an examiner (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 ); or
(f) the Commissioner of Taxation; or
(g) the * Comptroller - General of Customs; or
(h) the Chairperson of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.