15Power to enter land etc.

#### 15 Power to enter land etc. (1) The Commission may: (a) for the purpose of ascertaining the suitability of any land (including land owned or occupied by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory) for the purposes of the Commission: (i) enter on, and inspect, the land; and (ii) on land so entered, do any act or thing necessary or convenient for that purpose, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, making surveys, taking levels, sinking bores, taking samples, digging pits and examining the soil; and (b) for the purpose of surveying or obtaining information in relation to any land that, in the opinion of the Commission, is or may be suitable for the purposes of the Commission: (i) enter on adjacent land (including land owned or occupied by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory); and (ii) on land so entered, do any act or thing necessary or convenient for that purpose, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, making surveys and taking levels. (2) The Commission shall, before exercising its powers under subsection (1) in relation to any land, give reasonable notice, in writing, of its intention to do so to: (a) the owner of the land; and (b) if the land is occupied by a person other than the owner of the land—the occupier of the land. (3) A notice under subsection (2) in relation to land shall specify the purpose for which the Commission intends to exercise its powers under subsection (1) in relation to the land.