70Powers to inspect and seize things

70 Powers to inspect and seize things

70 Powers to inspect and seize things

(1) An inspector may, on premises lawfully entered, do anything that, in the inspector’s opinion, is necessary to be done for the purposes of this part, including the things specified in subsection (2).

(2) An inspector may do the following—

(a) make the examinations and inquiries the inspector considers necessary,

(b) require records to be produced for inspection,

(c) examine and inspect records,

(d) copy records,

(e) seize anything that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing is connected with a contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations,

(f) do another thing the inspector is empowered to do under this part.

(3) The power to seize anything connected with a contravention of a provision includes a power to seize—

(a) a thing in relation to which the provision has been contravened, and

(b) a thing that will afford evidence of the contravention, and

(c) a thing that was used for the purpose of the contravention.

(4) A reference to a contravention of a provision includes a reference to a contravention that there are reasonable grounds for believing has been engaged in.