Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Note:
See section 14M .
A *production order must:
(a) specify the nature of the documents required; and
(b) specify the place at which the person must produce the documents or make the documents available; and
(c) specify the time at which, or the times between which, this must be done; and
(d) specify the form and manner in which those documents are to be produced; and
(e) specify the name of the *authorised State/Territory officer of the State or Territory who, unless he or she inserts the name of another authorised State/Territory officer of the State or Territory in the order, is to be responsible for giving the order to the person; and
(f) if the order specifies that information about the order must not be disclosed - set out the effect of clause 9 (disclosing existence or nature of production orders); and
(g) set out the effect of clause 10 (failing to comply with an order).
2(2)
The time or times specified under paragraph (1)(c) must be:
(a) at least 14 days after the day on which the *production order is made; or
(b) if the magistrate who makes the production order is satisfied that it is appropriate, having regard to the matters specified in subclause (3), to specify an earlier time - at least 3 days after the day on which the production order is made.
2(3)
The matters to which the magistrate must have regard for the purposes of deciding whether an earlier time is appropriate under paragraph (2)(b) are:
(a) the urgency of the situation; and
(b) any hardship that may be caused to the person required by the *production order to produce documents or make documents available.
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