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Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
70Entry on premises
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#### 70 Entry on premises
(1) Where the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary for the purposes of his or her investigation of the affairs of an Aboriginal corporation to enter land or premises occupied by the corporation, the Registrar may, at all reasonable times, enter the land or premises and may:
(a) examine books on the land or premises that relate to the affairs of the corporation or that the Registrar believes, on reasonable grounds, relate to those affairs;
(b) take possession of any of those books for such period as the Registrar thinks necessary for the purposes of the investigation; and
(c) make copies of, or take extracts from, any of those books.
(2) The Registrar is not entitled to refuse to permit a person to inspect books referred to in subsection (1) that are in the possession of the Registrar under that subsection if the person would be entitled to inspect those books if the Registrar had not taken possession of them.
(3) A person shall not obstruct or hinder the Registrar in the exercise of his or her powers under this section.
Penalty: $1,500.