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EastLink Project Act 2004
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246 Powers of entry and access
(1) An authorised officer appointed under section 244 may enter the offices of a Project party during ordinary business hours—
(a) to inspect any records, systems or equipment in the possession of the Project party; and
(b) to take copies of or extracts from those records—
for the purpose of determining compliance with—
(c) this Act or the regulations; or
(d) the **Road Management Act 2004** or the regulations under that Act; or
S. 246(1)(e) amended by No. 55/2013 s. 14(3).
(e) Part 7B and section 99A of the **Road Safety Act 1986**, any agreement under section 90N of that Act or any regulations under that Act relating to traffic control devices; or
(f) the Agreement; or
(g) a Project Document.
(2) Before exercising any power under this section, an authorised officer must—
(a) produce his or her identity card to the Project party or an agent or employee of the Project party; and
(b) inform the Project party or the agent or employee of the Project party that it is an offence under section 247 to prevent the authorised officer from carrying out an inspection or from taking any copy or extract under this section.