South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts14D—Power to gather information
(1) An authorised
officer may require a person who may be in a position to provide information
relevant to any matter subject to an authorised investigation—
(a) to
answer a question relevant to the investigation; or
(b) to
take reasonable steps to obtain information relevant to the investigation and
to pass it on to the authorised officer.
(2) A person required
to answer a question under subsection (1) must answer the question to the
best of the person's knowledge, information and belief.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) A person of whom a
requirement is made under subsection (1)(b) must comply with the
requirement.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) A natural person
is not required to answer a question or to provide information under this
section if the answer to the question or the information would tend to
incriminate the person of an offence and the person objects to answering the
question or providing the information on that ground.
(5) An authorised
officer may require a person who the authorised officer reasonably suspects
has committed, is committing or is about to commit, a contravention of this
Act to state the person's full name and usual place of residence and to
produce evidence of the person's identity.
(6) A person of whom a
requirement is made under subsection (5) must comply with the
requirement.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.