Queensland Consolidated Acts

LABOUR HIRE LICENSING ACT 2017 - SECT 84A

84A Power to require information or attendance

(1) This section applies if an inspector reasonably believes—

(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and

(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.

(2) The inspector may, by notice given to the person, require the person to—

(a) give the inspector information related to the offence by a stated reasonable time; or

(b) attend before the inspector at a stated reasonable time and place to answer questions, or produce documents, related to the offence.

(3) For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the requirement requires the giving of a clear image or printed version of the electronic document.

(4) For an offence under section 89 , it is a reasonable excuse for an individual not to comply with a requirement made under subsection (2) if complying might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

Note—

It is an offence under section 89 to fail to comply with a requirement of an inspector without a reasonable excuse.

(5) In this section—

"information" includes a document.