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Federal Safety Commissioner Act 2022
74Powers of Federal Safety Officers while on premises
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#### 74 Powers of Federal Safety Officers while on premises
Entry other than under subparagraph 72(2)(b)(ii)
(1) A Federal Safety Officer who enters premises under paragraph 72(2)(a) or subparagraph 72(2)(b)(i) may exercise one or more of the following powers while on the premises:
(a) inspect any work, process or object;
(b) interview any person;
(c) require a person to tell the Federal Safety Officer who has custody of, or access to, a record or document;
(d) require a person who has custody of, or access to, a record or document to produce the record or document to the Federal Safety Officer either while the Federal Safety Officer is on the premises, or within a specified period;
(e) inspect, and make copies of, any record or document that:
(i) is on the premises; or
(ii) is accessible from a computer that is on the premises;
(f) take samples of any goods or substances in accordance with any procedures prescribed by the rules.
> Note: See also sections 79 (power to keep records or documents), 102 (self‑incrimination) and 104 (certain records and documents are inadmissible).
Entry under subparagraph 72(2)(b)(ii)
(2) A Federal Safety Officer who enters premises under subparagraph 72(2)(b)(ii) may interview the person concerned while on those premises.
Refusing or failing to participate in an interview
(3) A refusal or failure by a person to participate in an interview under this section is not to be treated as conduct covered by section 149.1 of the Criminal Code.