Commentary on Provisions Part 5 – Enforcement of the levy and penalties Chapter 3 – Penalties Section 61 – Concealing, destroying etc. documents following information notification
100.This section provides that a person must not conceal, destroy or dispose of any document which an authorised officer has notified is to be, or is likely to be, the subject of an information notice (subsection (1)). However, if at least 6 months have passed since that notification was given, the person may conceal, destroy or dispose of the document (subsection (2)(a)). The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply where an information notice has been given to the person requiring the document to be produced (subsection (2)(b); but in such a case, section 60 will apply to prohibit the person from concealing, destroying or disposing of the document). The penalty applying to an act of concealing, destroying or disposing of a document in contravention of this section is as determined by a relevant local authority (see section 56(2) and (3)).