43Powers on entry

43 Powers on entry

S. 43 amended by No. 27/2022 s. 32(a).

On exercising a power of entry under section 42, an authorised officer may—

(a) inspect any work, material, machinery, appliance, article, facility or other thing;

(b) take samples of any goods or substances in accordance with the regulations;

S. 43(ba) inserted by No. 27/2022 s. 32(b).

(ba) make—

(i) any still or moving image of the premises; or

(ii) any audio or audio visual recording of the premises;

S. 43(c) substituted by No. 26/2010 s. 27.

(c) interview the employer or any person who purports to have authority to act on behalf of the employer or any person who is employed or working at the workplace, and to require answers to questions put in the interview;

S. 43(d) substituted by No. 27/2022 s. 32(c).

(d) require a person who has custody or control of, or access to, a document that is relevant to any of the following purposes to produce that document to the authorised officer within a reasonable period specified by the authorised officer—

S. 43(d)(i) amended by No. 27/2022 s. 71.

(i) the purpose of investigating an application for a licence or an application to renew or vary a licence;

(ii) the purpose of monitoring or determining compliance with the child employment laws;

(iii) the purpose of investigating contraventions or possible contraventions of this Act and the regulations;

S. 43(e) amended by No. 27/2022 s. 32(d).

(e) inspect, and make copies of or take extracts from, a document produced to the authorised officer.

S. 43A inserted by No. 26/2010 s. 28.