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Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011
63Consent to entry
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63 Consent to entry
(1) An authorised officer seeking the consent of an occupier of a place
to the officer's entry into or onto the place must:
(a) if the officer is an appointed authorised officer – show the
officer's identity card to the occupier; and
(b) give the occupier the reasons why entry is sought; and
(c) inform the occupier that the occupier may refuse to give
consent.
(2) If:
(a) it is material in proceedings for a court to be satisfied the
occupier consented to entry under this Part; and
(b) written consent of the occupier is not produced in evidence;
the court may presume, in the absence of evidence to the contrary,
the occupier did not give consent.