New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (OFFSHORE) ACT 1982 - SECT 116

116 Minister etc may require information to be furnished etc

(1) Where the Minister or an inspector has reason to believe that a person is capable of giving information or producing documents relating to petroleum exploration operations, operations for the recovery of petroleum or operations connected with the construction or operation of a pipeline in the adjacent area, the Minister or inspector may, by instrument in writing served on that person, require that person:

(a) to furnish to the Minister or inspector in writing, within the period and in the manner specified in the instrument, any such information, or

(b) to attend before the Minister or inspector or a person specified in the instrument, at such time and place as is so specified, and there to answer questions relating to those operations and to produce such documents relating to those operations as are so specified.

(2) A person is not excused from furnishing information, answering a question or producing a document when required to do so under this section on the ground that the information so furnished, the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate him or her or make him or her liable to a penalty, but the information so furnished or the person's answer to the question is not admissible in evidence against him or her in proceedings other than proceedings for an offence against section 118.