sec.152CInspection of records of local governments and building certifiers

sec.152C Inspection of records of local governments and building certifiers

A person authorised by the commissioner for this section (the authorised person ) may, during ordinary business hours, enter premises in which a local government or building certifier carries on business. At the premises, the authorised person may— make inquiries for the purpose of this Act; and examine, make copies of or take extracts from a document or record relating to— if the premises are premises in which a local government carries on business—a function of the commissioner or of the local government under this Act; or if the premises are premises in which a building certifier carries on business—something done by the building certifier under the Building Act 1975 , the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 , the repealed Sustainable Planning Act 2009 or the Planning Act 2016 . However, the authorised person may only examine, make copies of or take extracts from a document or record under subsection (2) (b) (ii) if the document or record is not available from a local government. A person who has control of a document or record of a type mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , must, if required by the authorised person— produce the document or record to the authorised person; or give the authorised person information relating to the document or record; or otherwise assist the authorised person. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. Nothing in this section authorises an authorised fire officer to enter part of premises that are a dwelling if the part is not also a workplace within the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 . s 152C ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 amd 2016 No. 27 s 233 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.152C-ssec.1) A person authorised by the commissioner for this section (the authorised person ) may, during ordinary business hours, enter premises in which a local government or building certifier carries on business. (sec.152C-ssec.2) At the premises, the authorised person may— make inquiries for the purpose of this Act; and examine, make copies of or take extracts from a document or record relating to— if the premises are premises in which a local government carries on business—a function of the commissioner or of the local government under this Act; or if the premises are premises in which a building certifier carries on business—something done by the building certifier under the Building Act 1975 , the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997 , the repealed Sustainable Planning Act 2009 or the Planning Act 2016 . (sec.152C-ssec.3) However, the authorised person may only examine, make copies of or take extracts from a document or record under subsection (2) (b) (ii) if the document or record is not available from a local government. (sec.152C-ssec.4) A person who has control of a document or record of a type mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , must, if required by the authorised person— produce the document or record to the authorised person; or give the authorised person information relating to the document or record; or otherwise assist the authorised person. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.152C-ssec.5) Nothing in this section authorises an authorised fire officer to enter part of premises that are a dwelling if the part is not also a workplace within the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 .