58Retention of documents

58 Retention of documents

(a) a child employment officer retained a document under section 45, as it was in force immediately before the commencement of section 35 of the Child Employment Amendment Act 2022; and

(b) the child employment officer did not return the document to the person otherwise entitled to its possession before that commencement.

(2) An authorised officer may retain the document for the period necessary for the purpose of performing the authorised officer's functions and exercising the authorised officer's powers.

(3) During the period that the authorised officer retains the document under subsection (2), the authorised officer must permit the person otherwise entitled to its possession to inspect it and to make copies of it or take extracts from it.

S. 59 inserted by No. 27/2022 s. 79.