34Inspection powers

34 Inspection powers

(1) A reference in this Division to an inspection power is a reference to a power to: (a) search a declared facility; or (b) inspect or examine a matter or thing; or (c) take samples of a matter or thing; or (d) measure a matter or thing; or (e) examine a document (including a record kept in accordance with the requirements of this Act, the regulations or the condition of a permit); or (f) take extracts from, or make copies of, a document (including a record of a kind referred to in paragraph (e)); or (g) operate any equipment, including electronic equipment, located at the facility if the national inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that the equipment can be operated without damaging it. (2) A power referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (g) may only be exercised in a manner that the national inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, to be in accordance with safety procedures applicable at the facility.