Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if a local government or the Attorney-General believes, on reasonable grounds, that--
(a) a person may be able to give information about a corporate entity's management, administration or affairs; or
(b) a person who has been concerned, or taken part, in a corporate entity's management, administration or affairs has been, or may have been, guilty of fraud or malpractice in relation to the corporate entity.
(2) Malpractice includes negligence, default, breach of trust or breach of duty.
(3) The local government or Attorney-General may apply to the Supreme Court or District Court for an order for the person to be examined by the court about the corporate entity's management, administration or affairs.
(4) However, a local government may only make an application in relation to its own corporate entity.
(5) If a local government makes an application, the local government must advise the Attorney-General.
(6) If the Attorney-General makes an application, the Attorney-General must advise the corporate entity's local government.
(7) If the court is satisfied that it is reasonable and appropriate for the person to be examined, the court may order the person to attend before the court at a time and place fixed by the court for examination.
(8) The person must--
(a) attend as required by the order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b) continue to attend until excused by the court, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(9) The examination must be held in public, unless the court considers it is desirable to hold the examination in private because of special circumstances.
(10) The court may give directions about--
(a) the matters to be inquired into at the examination; and
(b) the procedures to be followed at the examination (including the persons who may be at the examination if the examination is to be held in private, for example).