58Power of entry and inspection

#### 58 Power of entry and inspection 58 Power of entry and inspection > > (1) In this section, premises includes any structure, building and place (whether built upon or not), and any part thereof. > > > (2) A person authorised by the Corporation may— > > > > > (a) enter any premises in order— > > > > > > > (i) to determine whether any workers are employed or engaged there, or > > > > > > > (ii) to determine, for the purposes of section 40, the cost of erecting a building, and > > > > > (b) require a person to produce, at such time and place as the authorised person may specify, any books, records or other documents— > > > > > > > (i) required to be kept under or for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > > > (ii) relating to the cost of erecting a building, and > > > > > (c) make such examination and enquiry as may be expedient for the purposes of any determination mentioned in paragraph (a) or for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act and the regulations are being complied with. > > > (2A) The power conferred on a person authorised under subsection (2) to compel the production of a document includes the power— > > > > > (a) to require its translation into the English language, if it is not written in English, and > > > > > (b) to compel the production, in hard-copy, graphic form, of a document that is stored electronically or that otherwise consists of anything referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of document in the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015), and > > > > > (c) to take copies of or extracts from, or make notes from, the book, record or other document. > > > (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not authorise any person to enter that part of any premises being used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of that part of the premises. > > > (4) A person shall not wilfully delay or obstruct a person authorised under this section in the exercise of the person’s functions under subsection (2) (a) or (c) or, being the occupier of any premises, refuse to permit or to assist a person so authorised to exercise those functions. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (5) A person shall not neglect or fail to comply with a requirement made under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (6) Every person authorised under subsection (2) shall be provided by the Corporation with a certificate of authority, and on applying for admission to any premises which the person is empowered by this section to enter shall, if requested to do so, produce the certificate to the occupier of the premises. > > **s 58:** Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1998 No 33, Sch 1 \[43\]–\[47\]; 2021 No 23, Sch 1.3\[1\]; 2023 No 7, Sch 3.3.