Section 61 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court may order document to be produced

61 Court may order document to be produced (1) Where an application is made under section 59 of this Act for the production of any document, and the Court is satisfied that the document contains information necessary or relevant for the purpose of determining whether any child or young person is in need of care or protection (other than on the ground specified in section 14(1)(e) of this Act), the Court may, subject to section 59(4) of this Act, order the person named in the application as the person who has the document in that person's possession, custody, or power to produce that document for inspection by the applicant. (2) The Court may inspect any document for the purpose of determining whether to make an order under this section for the production of that document, and for that purpose may order that document to be produced to the Court. (3) Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 who, being a person who is ordered pursuant to this section to produce any document, refuses or fails to comply with that order.