New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 - SECT 77

77 Powers of authorised officers to require information and records

(1) An authorised officer may, by written notice given to a person, direct the person to furnish to the officer or another authorised officer information or records (or both) as the authorised officer may require for an authorised purpose.

(2) The notice must specify the manner in which information or records are required to be furnished and a reasonable time by which the information or records are required to be furnished.

(3) The notice may only require a person to furnish existing records that are in the person's possession or that are within the person's power to obtain lawfully.

(4) The person to whom a record is furnished under this Division may take copies of it.

(5) If a record directed to be furnished under this Division is in electronic, mechanical or other form, the record must be furnished in written form, unless the notice otherwise provides.