# Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner may require a person to give information or produce a document

> act-s487B — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

487B Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner may
         require a person to give information or produce a
         document
          (1) If the Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner has
              reason to believe that a person has information or a document that
              is relevant to:
                (a) a possible sponsorship-related offence; or
                (b) a possible contravention of a sponsorship-related provision;
                     or
                (c) a possible work-related offence; or
                (d) a possible contravention of a work-related provision;
              the Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner may, by
              written notice given to the person, require the person to give the
              information, or to produce the document, to an authorised officer.

               Content of notice
          (2) The notice must:
               (a) specify the period (which must be at least 14 days after the
                   notice is given to the person) within which the person is
                   required to comply with the notice; and
               (b) specify how the information or document must be given; and
               (c) set out the effect of subsection (3) and sections 137.1 and
                   137.2 of the Criminal Code.

               Offence
          (3) A person commits an offence if:
               (a) the person is given a notice under subsection (1); and
               (b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
               Penalty: 30 penalty units.








          (4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
               Note:      For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

          (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to the extent that the person is not
              capable of complying with the notice.
               Note:      A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
                          subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).