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Fair Trading Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

47G: Commission may require person to supply information or documents or give evidence

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"The Commission can ask you for information or to give evidence."

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The Commission can ask you to give them information or documents. They can also ask you to appear before them to give evidence. You might be able to do this by audio link or audiovisual link. The Commission can ask you for information or documents in writing. You have to give them the information or documents they ask for. You have the same rights as a witness in court when giving information or documents. If you say something to the Commission, it cannot be used against you in court, except in some cases, like if you are charged with perjury or an offence against section 47J. The Commission can decide how you give evidence, and you have to follow their rules. An audio link means you can talk to the Commission over the phone or similar. An audiovisual link means you can see and talk to the Commission over a video link.

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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions

47GCommission may require person to supply information or documents or give evidence

  1. If the Commission considers it necessary or desirable for the purposes of carrying out its functions and exercising its powers under this Act, the Commission may, by notice in writing served on any person, require that person—

  2. to supply to the Commission, by writing signed by that person or, in the case of a body corporate, by a director or competent employee or agent of the body corporate, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any information or class of information specified in the notice; or
    1. to supply to the Commission, or to a person specified in the notice acting on its behalf in accordance with the notice, any document or class of documents specified in the notice; or
      1. to appear before the Commission at a time and place specified in the notice to give evidence, either orally or in writing, and supply any document or class of documents specified in the notice.

        1. A person may appear before the Commission under subsection (1)(c) by audio link or audiovisual link if the Commission and the person agree.

        2. Every person who is required to supply information or documents to the Commission has the same privileges in relation to the supply of the information or documents as witnesses have in any court.

        3. No person is excused from complying with a requirement to supply information or documents, or to appear before the Commission, on the ground that to do so might tend to incriminate the person.

        4. A statement made by a person in answer to a question put by or before the Commission is not admissible against the person in criminal proceedings other than proceedings for a charge of perjury against the maker of the statement or in proceedings on a charge of an offence against section 47J.

        5. Subsections (3) and (4) prevail over subsection (2).

        6. In this section,—

          audio link means facilities (for example, telephone facilities) that enable audio communication between the Commission and a person when either or both of them are not physically present at the place specified in the notice

            audiovisual link means facilities that enable audio and visual communication between the Commission and a person when either or both of them are not physically present at the place specified in the notice.

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            Notes
            • Section 47G: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 31).
            • Section 47G heading: amended, on , by section 38(1) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(1)(b): amended, on , by section 38(2) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(1)(c): inserted, on , by section 38(2) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(1A): inserted, on , by section 63(1) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).
            • Section 47G(3): inserted, on , by section 38(3) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(4): inserted, on , by section 38(3) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(5): inserted, on , by section 38(3) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
            • Section 47G(6): inserted, on , by section 63(2) of the Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 (2017 No 50).