48Direction to provide reasonable assistance for powers of inspection and search

48 Direction to provide reasonable assistance for powers of inspection and search

(1)  An authorised officer may direct a person who is involved in the transport of dangerous goods to provide reasonable assistance to the officer to enable the officer effectively to exercise a power in relation to goods with which the person is involved.

(2)  Without limiting the above, the assistance may include helping the officer to do any or all of the following:

(a) to find and gain access to any records or information relating to a vehicle, including but not limited to –

(i) records and information required to be kept in or on a vehicle; or

(ii) records and information in a useable form for the purpose of ascertaining their compliance with requirements imposed by this Act;

(b) to find and gain access to devices on which information is electronically stored and the information stored on them;

(c) to weigh or measure –

(i) the whole or any part of a vehicle; or

(ii) the whole or any part of its equipment or load;

(d) to operate equipment or facilities for a purpose relevant to the power being or proposed to be exercised;

(e) to provide access free of charge to photocopying equipment for the purpose of copying any records or other material;

(f) to take a sample of any substance or packaging in accordance with section 52A .

(3)  A person who is given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.