30Power to enter premises

#### 30 Power to enter premises (1) For the purposes of an investigation under this Part, an authorized person may, at any reasonable time of the day, enter any place occupied by the Australian Federal Police, a Department or a prescribed authority and may carry on the investigation at that place. (2) Subsection (1) does not authorize a person to enter, or carry on an investigation at: (a) a place referred to in paragraph 80(c) of the Crimes Act 1914; (b) a place that is a prohibited place for the purposes of the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952 by virtue of section 7 of that Act; or (c) an area of land or water, or an area of land and water, that is declared under section 14 of the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952 to be a restricted area for the purposes of that Act; unless the Minister administering that Act, or another Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister, has approved his or her entering the place or area and he or she complies with any conditions imposed by the Minister giving the approval in relation to his or her entering that place or area and the manner in which his or her investigation is to be conducted at that place or area. (3) Where the Attorney‑General is satisfied that the carrying on of an investigation at a place might prejudice the security or defence of the Commonwealth, the Attorney‑General may, by notice in writing delivered to the Ombudsman, declare the place to be a place to which this subsection applies and, while the declaration is in force, subsection (1) does not authorize a person to enter, or carry on an investigation at, the place unless a Minister specified in the declaration, or another Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister, has approved his or her entering the place and he or she complies with any conditions imposed by the Minister giving the approval in relation to his or her entering the place and the manner in which his or her investigation is to be conducted at the place. (4) For the purposes of an investigation under this Part, an authorized person is entitled to inspect any documents relevant to the investigation kept at premises entered by him or her under this section, other than documents in respect of which the Attorney‑General has furnished a certificate under subsection 27(4), at a reasonable time of the day arranged with the Commissioner or with the principal officer of the Department or prescribed authority, as the case requires. (5) Subsection (4) shall not be taken to restrict the operation of section 27. (6) A reference under this section to an authorized person includes a reference to the Ombudsman and a Deputy Ombudsman.