215Powers of compliance officers

#### 215 Powers of compliance officers 215 Powers of compliance officers > > (1) The powers of a compliance officer may be exercised for the purposes of investigating an accredited certificate provider’s compliance with the following— > > > > > (a) this Part, > > > > > (b) the regulations, > > > > > (c) the scheme rules, > > > > > (d) a condition of the provider’s accreditation. > > > (2) A compliance officer may at a reasonable time enter— > > > > > (a) premises that are used in connection with an activity for which a certificate has been created, and > > > > > (b) the principal place of business of an accredited certificate provider. > > > (3) A compliance officer may not enter a part of premises used only for residential purposes without the permission of the occupier of the premises. > > > (4) A compliance officer may, at premises lawfully entered, do anything that, in the opinion of the compliance officer, is necessary to be done for the purposes of the investigation, including the following— > > > > > (a) examine and test plant or equipment on the premises, > > > > > (b) take photographs, films, audio, video and other recordings, > > > > > (c) take copies of records or documents on the premises, > > > > > (d) seize anything that the compliance officer believes on reasonable grounds is connected with an offence under this Part. > > > (5) A person must not hinder or obstruct a compliance officer in the exercise of a power. > > > > Maximum penalty (subclause (5))— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—200 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) for an individual—50 penalty units. > > > (6) A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (5) unless it is established that the compliance officer identified themselves as a compliance officer.