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SPACE ACTIVITIES ACT 1998 No. 123, 1998 - SECT 91
Investigator's powers to gather information
(1) In conducting an investigation under this Division, the Investigator may,
by written notice:
(a) require a person to attend before the Investigator and
answer questions about matters relevant to the investigation; and
(b) require the person to give the Investigator a specified document or
record, a specified part or component of a space object or any other
thing relevant to the investigation.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be signed by the Investigator and must
specify the time and place at which the person is required to attend or to
give the relevant thing.
(3) The Investigator may require the person to answer questions mentioned in
paragraph (1)(a) on oath or affirmation. For that purpose, the Investigator
may administer an oath or affirmation to the person.
(4) The Investigator may:
(a) retain a thing given in accordance with a
requirement under subsection (1) for as long as is reasonably necessary for
the purposes of the investigation; and
(b) if the thing is a document or record--make copies of, or take extracts
from, the document or record.
(5) If a person answers a question in accordance with subsection (1), the
answer, and any information or thing obtained directly or indirectly as a
result, is not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceeding
(other than a proceeding in respect of the falsity of the answer).
(6) If a person gives a thing in accordance with subsection (1), the thing,
and any information or thing obtained directly or indirectly as a result, is
not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal proceeding or in a
proceeding for the recovery of a penalty.
(7) A person who attends before the Investigator under this section is
entitled to be paid fees and allowances for expenses, as determined under the
regulations.
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