Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 597

597 Power to require information

(1) This section applies if an inspector reasonably believes—

(a) an offence against this Act has been committed and a person may be able to give information about the offence; or

(b) a person may be able to give information about a matter being investigated by the inspector under chapter 10 , part 4 .

(2) The inspector may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to give the inspector information related to the offence, or matter being investigated, at a stated reasonable time and place.

(3) A requirement under subsection (2) is an
"information requirement" .

(4) For information that is an electronic document, compliance with the information requirement requires the giving of a clear image or written version of the electronic document.

(5) In this section—

"information" includes a document.