103Consent to entry

103 Consent to entry (1) Before obtaining the consent of a person for section 96 (1) (b), an authorised officer must— (a) produce the officer’s identity card; and (b) inform the person that the person may refuse to give consent. (2) If an authorised officer obtains the consent of a person for section 96 (1) (b), the officer must ask the person to sign a written acknowledgment of— (a) the fact that the person has been informed that the person may refuse to give consent; and (b) the fact that the person has voluntarily given consent; and (c) the day and time when the consent was given. (3) An entry by an authorised officer because of a person’s consent is not lawful unless the consent was voluntary. (4) If— (a) it is material, in any proceedings, for a court to be satisfied that the consent of a person for section 96 (1) (b) was voluntary; and (b) an acknowledgment, in accordance with subsection (2), signed by the person is not produced in evidence; the court must assume, unless the contrary intention is proved, that the consent was not voluntary.