Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Statistician may prepare forms relating to the collection of statistical information in relation to any matter referred to in section 8 or 9.
(2) For the purposes of section 8, the Statistician may, by notifiable instrument , require persons included in a specified class of persons to fill up and supply, in accordance with instructions contained in or accompanying a specified form, the particulars specified in that form and to cause the form so filled up to be furnished to the Statistician, or to an authorized officer, in accordance with those instructions.
(3) For the purposes of section 8 or 9, the Statistician or an authorized officer may, either orally or in writing, request a person:
(a) to fill up and supply, in accordance with instructions contained in or accompanying a form, the particulars specified in that form; and
(b) to cause the form so filled up to be furnished to the Statistician, or to an authorized officer, in accordance with those instructions.
(4) For the purposes of section 8 or 9, the Statistician may, by notice in writing served either personally or by post on a person, direct the person:
(a) to fill up and supply, in accordance with instructions contained in or accompanying a form accompanying the notice, within such period after the service of the notice, being not less than 14 days, as is specified in the notice, the particulars specified in that form; and
(b) to cause the form so filled up to be furnished to the Statistician, or to an authorized officer, in accordance with those instructions.
(5) A notice referred to in subsection ( 4) shall set out
the effect of the provisions of section 14.