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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
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#### 507 General powers after entering places
507 General powers after entering places
> > (1) This section applies to an inspector who enters a place under this Part.
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> > (2) For the purpose of monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Law, the inspector may—
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> > > (a) search any part of the place; or
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> > > (b) examine, inspect, photograph or film anything at the place; or
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> > > (c) copy a document at the place; or
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> > > (d) take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this Part; or
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> > > (e) require a person in the place to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the powers referred to in paragraphs (a)–(d).
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> > (3) A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (2) (e) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
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> > Maximum penalty—$2,000.
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> > (4) If the help is required to be given to an inspector by—
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> > > (a) answering a question; or
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> > > (b) producing a document, other than a document required to be kept under this Law;
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> > it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to answer the question, or produce the document, if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.