Clause 25

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) For the purpose of investigating any offence under this Act, the Chief Executive or any authorised officer may —

examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case (called in this section a relevant person);

require, by written order, any relevant person to attend before the Chief Executive or an authorised officer to answer any question; or

require any person —

to furnish in writing any information within the person’s knowledge that the Chief Executive or authorised officer may require; or

to produce for inspection any document or record within the person’s possession that the Chief Executive or authorised officer may require.”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)(a)” in subsection (2), the words “or (b)”;

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) The Chief Executive or any authorised officer may reduce to writing any statement made under subsection (1)(a) or (b) by a relevant person, and that statement must be read over to the relevant person, corrected (if necessary) and signed by the relevant person.”;

by deleting the word “If” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “Without prejudice to subsection (5), if”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the Chief Executive or an authorised officer under subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”.