190Powers of registration officer in relation to unregistered premises

190 Powers of registration officer in relation to unregistered premises

(1)  In this section –

unregistered premises means premises referred to in section 185 .

(2)  A registration officer, in respect of unregistered premises may, at any reasonable time and without warrant –

(a) enter and remain on the premises if the premises are not a residence, using such force as necessary; and

(b) search and inspect the premises; and

(c) open or break open and search anything on the premises in which a document or other thing that may be relevant to the operation of a non-government school that is not registered may be kept; and

(d) examine, make copies of or take extracts from any document on the premises; and

(e) seize any document or thing on the premises which appears to the registration officer to be evidence of an offence under section 144 ; and

(f) take photographs, films, visual recordings and audio recordings of the premises and documents and things on the premises but not of any person on the premises; and

(g) require any person who apparently works on the premises to give reasonable assistance to the registration officer in exercising his or her powers under this section, including by answering the questions of the registration officer; and

(h) if the registration officer has reason to believe that a person who apparently works on the premises has possession of a document which is relevant to an offence under section 144 , require the person, in writing, to provide the document, or a copy of the document, as specified in the requirement.

(3)  A requirement under subsection (2)(h) may direct that the document or copy be delivered –

(a) at a specified place; and

(b) to the Registrar or any other registration officer; and

(c) within a specified period or by a specified day; and