South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts18X—Power to require information from other persons
(1) The central
assessment unit may, by notice in writing, for the purposes of—
(a)
determining an application for a clearance or a risk assessment of an
applicant or the holder of a clearance; or
(b) a
review of a decision in accordance with this Part,
require a specified person to provide to the central assessment unit within a
specified period such information or documents in their possession as may be
relevant to an assessment of whether a specified person poses a risk of harm
to people with disability.
(2) If a person fails
to comply with a requirement under subsection (1), the
central assessment unit may, by further notice in
writing served on the person (an "enforcement notice"), direct the person to
comply with a notice under subsection (1) within the period (being not
less than 28 days) specified in the notice.
(3) The
central assessment unit may revoke an enforcement notice at any time.
(4) A person who
fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with an enforcement notice is
guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $50 000.
(5) If documents are
given to the central assessment unit under this section, the
central assessment unit—
(a) may
take possession of, and make copies of or take extracts from, the documents;
and
(b) may
keep possession of the documents for such period as is reasonably necessary;
and
(c)
during that period must permit them to be inspected at all reasonable times by
the persons who would be entitled to inspect them if they were not in the
possession of the central assessment unit.