29APowers of authorised officers to enter premises

29A Powers of authorised officers to enter premises

(1) An authorised officer may enter and inspect any premises or place if the authorised officer reasonably believes it is a premises or place from or in which a relevant entity—

(a) provides services or facilities for children; or

(b) employs or engages a child to assist the relevant entity with the provision of any services or facilities; or

(c) provides support for an activity described in paragraph (a) or (b); or

(d) keeps equipment, materials or documents relating to an activity described in paragraph (a) or (b).

(2) Subject to subsection (3), an authorised officer may only enter a premises or place under subsection (1)—

(a) if the authorised officer has provided notice to the occupier of the premises or place in accordance with section 29B and the occupier consents to the entry; or

(b) in accordance with a warrant issued under section 29E in relation to the premises or place; or

(c) in the case of any premises or place other than residential premises, if the authorised officer reasonably believes that the relevant entity is not complying, or has not complied, with the Child Safe Standards or this Part.

(3) While exercising a power of entry under subsection (2)(a) or (c), an authorised officer must not enter any part of a premises or place in which the relevant entity provides accommodation or residential services unless—

(a) the resident of that part of the premises or place consents to the entry; or

(b) if the resident is unable to consent, the resident's parent or guardian consents to the entry.

(4) Before obtaining the consent of the resident, parent or guardian for the purposes of subsection (3), the authorised officer must—

(a) inform the resident, parent or guardian—

(ii) that the resident, parent or guardian may refuse to consent to the entry; and

(iii) that the resident, parent or guardian may refuse to consent to the seizure of any thing by the authorised officer during the entry; and

(iv) that the authorised officer may exercise any or all of the powers set out in section 29C during the entry without obtaining further consent from the resident, parent or guardian; and

(v) that the resident, parent or guardian may refuse to consent to the authorised officer exercising a power specified in section 29C during the entry; and

(vi) that any thing seized by the authorised officer during the entry with the consent of the resident, parent or guardian may be used in evidence in proceedings in relation to offences under this or another Act; and