sec.89General powers after entering places

sec.89 General powers after entering places

This section applies to an inspector who enters a place under this part. For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the inspector may— search any part of the place; or examine, inspect, test, measure, photograph or film anything on the place; or take samples of anything on the place; or remove an explosive or an ingredient of an explosive for examination or testing; or copy a document on the place; or take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this part; or require a person in the place to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) . A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (2) (g) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If the help is required to be given to an inspector by— answering a question; or producing a document (other than an authority or a document required to be kept under this Act); it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to not answer the question, or produce the document, if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. s 89 amd 2011 No. 2 s 35 ; 2024 No. 34 s 122 (sec.89-ssec.1) This section applies to an inspector who enters a place under this part. (sec.89-ssec.2) For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the inspector may— search any part of the place; or examine, inspect, test, measure, photograph or film anything on the place; or take samples of anything on the place; or remove an explosive or an ingredient of an explosive for examination or testing; or copy a document on the place; or take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this part; or require a person in the place to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) . (sec.89-ssec.3) A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (2) (g) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.89-ssec.4) If the help is required to be given to an inspector by— answering a question; or producing a document (other than an authority or a document required to be kept under this Act); it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to not answer the question, or produce the document, if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty.

• (a) search any part of the place; or
• (b) examine, inspect, test, measure, photograph or film anything on the place; or
• (c) take samples of anything on the place; or
• (d) remove an explosive or an ingredient of an explosive for examination or testing; or