83FAuthorised officer may have assistance

83F Authorised officer may have assistance

(1) An authorised officer who enters land or a vehicle or boat under this Division may do so with any assistance that he or she requires.

S. 83F(2) inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 13.

(2) An authorised officer may authorise a person to enter land under section 82 for the purpose of assisting the officer to take action under section 79 without the authorised officer being present at all times during the rendering of that assistance.

S. 83F(3) inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 13.

(3) A person assisting an authorised officer must not enter or remain on land under subsection (2) without an authorised officer unless the authorised officer who authorised the person under subsection (2)—

(a) gives a signed authorisation to the person; and

(b) gives a copy of the authorisation to the occupier of the land prior to the initial entry of the land by the authorised officer and the person assisting that officer.

S. 83F(4) inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 13.

(4) An authorisation under subsection (3) must state—

(a) the purpose of the entry;

(b) the work to be carried out on the land by the person assisting the authorised officer;

(c) the date by which the work is to be completed;

(d) that the person assisting the authorised officer may re-enter the land between the initial entry and the date specified in paragraph (c) for the purposes of carrying out the work referred to in paragraph (b); and

(e) the contact details of an authorised officer.

S. 83F(5) inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 13.

(5) A person authorised to assist an authorised officer under subsection (2)—

(a) must carry the authorisation under subsection (3) at all times while on the land;

(b) must be accompanied by the authorised officer at the initial entry of the land;

(c) in carrying out the work specified in subsection (4), may re-enter the land after the initial entry at reasonable times;

(d) may not enter the land after the date specified in subsection (4)(c).

S. 83G inserted by No. 61/2003 s. 29.