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Electrical Safety Act 2002
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### sec.141B Warning to be given
Before requiring a person to answer a question or provide information or a document under this part, other than by written notice under section 141 (3) , an inspector must—
identify himself or herself to the person as an inspector by producing the inspector’s identity card or in some other way; and
warn the person that failure to comply with the requirement or to answer the question, without reasonable excuse, would constitute an offence; and
warn the person about the effect of section 141A ; and
advise the person about the effect of section 192A .
A written notice under section 141 (3) must—
state that the notice is given under section 141 (3) ; and
state the purpose of the entry to the place under section 138 to which the notice relates; and
contain a statement to the effect that it is an offence to refuse or fail to comply with a requirement in the notice without reasonable excuse; and
contain a statement about the effect of sections 141A and 192A ; and
if the notice requires the person to attend before an inspector—state that the person may attend with a legal practitioner or other representative.
It is not an offence for an individual to refuse to answer a question put by an inspector or provide information or a document to an inspector under this part on the ground that the question, information or document might tend to incriminate him or her, unless he or she was first given the warning in subsection (1) (c) or the statement in subsection (2) (d) .
Nothing in this section prevents an inspector from obtaining and using evidence given to the inspector voluntarily by any person.
s 141B ins 2011 No. 18 s 379
amd 2024 No. 44 s 21
(sec.141B-ssec.1) Before requiring a person to answer a question or provide information or a document under this part, other than by written notice under section 141 (3) , an inspector must— identify himself or herself to the person as an inspector by producing the inspector’s identity card or in some other way; and warn the person that failure to comply with the requirement or to answer the question, without reasonable excuse, would constitute an offence; and warn the person about the effect of section 141A ; and advise the person about the effect of section 192A .
(sec.141B-ssec.2) A written notice under section 141 (3) must— state that the notice is given under section 141 (3) ; and state the purpose of the entry to the place under section 138 to which the notice relates; and contain a statement to the effect that it is an offence to refuse or fail to comply with a requirement in the notice without reasonable excuse; and contain a statement about the effect of sections 141A and 192A ; and if the notice requires the person to attend before an inspector—state that the person may attend with a legal practitioner or other representative.
(sec.141B-ssec.3) It is not an offence for an individual to refuse to answer a question put by an inspector or provide information or a document to an inspector under this part on the ground that the question, information or document might tend to incriminate him or her, unless he or she was first given the warning in subsection (1) (c) or the statement in subsection (2) (d) .
(sec.141B-ssec.4) Nothing in this section prevents an inspector from obtaining and using evidence given to the inspector voluntarily by any person.
- (a) identify himself or herself to the person as an inspector by producing the inspector’s identity card or in some other way; and
- (b) warn the person that failure to comply with the requirement or to answer the question, without reasonable excuse, would constitute an offence; and
- (c) warn the person about the effect of section 141A ; and
- (d) advise the person about the effect of section 192A .
- (a) state that the notice is given under section 141 (3) ; and
- (b) state the purpose of the entry to the place under section 138 to which the notice relates; and
- (c) contain a statement to the effect that it is an offence to refuse or fail to comply with a requirement in the notice without reasonable excuse; and
- (d) contain a statement about the effect of sections 141A and 192A ; and
- (e) if the notice requires the person to attend before an inspector—state that the person may attend with a legal practitioner or other representative.