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207A: Power to require information or documents
or “The boss can ask for information to help catch rule-breakers or make important decisions.”
You could also call this:

“You can get in trouble if you don't give the information or papers when asked.”

If you don’t give information or documents when asked under section 207A, you’re breaking the law. This is called an offence. If you’re found guilty of this offence, you can be punished. The punishment depends on whether you’re an individual person or a company. If you’re an individual, you might have to pay a fine of up to $20,000. If you’re a company, the fine could be up to $60,000.

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207BOffence to fail to provide information or documents

  1. A person who fails to provide any information or document as required by section 207A—

  2. commits an offence; and
    1. is liable on conviction,—
      1. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; or
        1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $60,000.

        Notes
        • Section 207B: replaced, on , by section 55 of the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 21).