Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

General provisions relating to warrants and exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2 - General provisions relating to exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2

19: Possession of documents

You could also call this:

"Showing documents when asked"

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If you have documents, or they are under your control, you may be asked to show them. This is because the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 allows certain powers to be used on those documents. You must produce these documents if required to do so.

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Part 3General provisions relating to warrants and exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2
General provisions relating to exercise of powers under Parts 1 and 2

19Possession of documents

Any documents that are in a person's possession or under a person's control shall be, for the purposes of this Act, documents which that person may be required to produce or in respect of which the powers conferred by this Act may be exercised.