156Powers of authorised officers—examinations, inspections and tests

156 Powers of authorised officers—examinations, inspections and tests

156 Powers of authorised officers—examinations, inspections and tests

(1) An authorised officer may—

(a) examine and inspect a thing, and

(b) take and remove samples of a thing, and

(c) make examinations, inquiries, measurements or tests that the authorised officer considers necessary, and

(d) take photographs or other recordings that the authorised officer considers necessary.

(2) The power to examine and inspect a thing includes a power to use reasonable force to break open or otherwise access a thing, including a floor or wall containing the thing.

(3) The power to test a thing includes a power to destructively test a thing or a sample of a thing, if that is a reasonable test in the circumstances.