(1)

If the HIC believes on reasonable grounds that a person is capable of giving information that is relevant to determining:

(a)

whether a subsidy is payable to a person under a scheme formulated under subsection 43(1); or

(b)

the amount of a subsidy that is payable to a person under a scheme formulated under subsection 43(1);

the HIC may request the person to give the HIC the information.

Note: Failure to comply with the request is an offence (see section 45).

(2)

The request:

(a)

must be made in writing; and

(b)

must state what information must be given to the HIC; and

(c)

may require the information to be verified by statutory declaration; and

(d)

must specify a day on or before which the information must be given; and

(e)

must contain a statement to the effect that a failure to comply with the request is an offence.

The day specified under paragraph (d) must be at least 28 days after the day on which the request is made.