New Zealand Legislation: Acts

41 Regulator may require information and documents for purpose of detecting offences

• (1) If the regulator has reason to suspect that a person has committed an offence under this Act, the regulator may, by notice in writing, require any person (A) to—

  • (a) provide the regulator with any information that in the regulator's opinion may furnish evidence in relation to that offence:

  • (b) provide the regulator with any document that in the regulator's opinion may furnish evidence in relation to that offence.

  (2) A must comply with the regulator's notice within the time specified in it.

  (3) A person who is required to provide information or a document under this section has the same privileges in relation to the provision of the information or document as witnesses have in any court.

  (4) The regulator may retain or copy any information or document that is provided under this section.