Section 32 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018

Section 32 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 is about Request for information or documents. It is under Part VI (Enforcement Warrants and Requests for Information) of the Act.

(1) Where the Commission considers it necessary, desirable or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, the Commission may, by notice in writing served on any person, require that person to –

(a) furnish to the Commission, in writing signed by that person or, in the case of an undertaking, by a director or competent officer or agent of the undertaking, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any information or class of information as may be specified in the notice;

(b) produce to the Commission or 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

(c) appear before the Commission at a time and place specified in the notice to give evidence, either orally or in writing and produce any document or class of documents specified in the notice.

(2) The Commission shall obtain such information as it considers necessary to assist it in its investigations or inquiries and where it considers appropriate, shall examine and obtain verification of documents submitted to it.

(3) Where the information provided in subsection ( 1) is not furnished to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission may make findings on the basis of information available to it.