54Ministerial extension of inspection periods

54 Ministerial extension of inspection periods

(1) If, on application in writing by the Director, the Minister is satisfied that an extension of an inspection period for an international compliance inspection or a challenge inspection is justified, the Minister may authorise the inspection to continue beyond the period referred to in section 53 for such period as the Minister specifies in writing. (2) If the Minister authorises the extension of an inspection beyond the period referred to in section 53, the Minister must give a copy of the notice authorising the extended period of the inspection to the occupier of the facility and, in a case where the inspection is carried out in whole or in part under a warrant, to the magistrate who issued the warrant.