19Joint inspections

19 Joint inspections

(1) The Director may, on behalf of Australia, enter into an arrangement with the person holding an equivalent office in the State Party seeking clarification, if the occupier of premises in the clarification inspection area consents, for a national inspector to carry out a joint inspection of the premises, accompanied by any inspectors the other State Party nominates. (2) The Director may make such an arrangement: (a) whether or not information or documents have been sought to be given under section 17; and (b) whether or not an inspection has been carried out under section 18. (3) If the Minister is satisfied that a State Party has designated a person as a foreign country inspector to Australia, the Minister may, in writing, declare the person to be a foreign country inspector for the purposes of this section. (4) The Minister must give the person a copy of the declaration. (5) A national inspector and any foreign country inspectors may, in accordance with an arrangement under subsection (1), enter the premises and conduct a clarification inspection. (Section 18 has the rules about clarification inspections).