First Home Owner Grant and Other Home Owner Grants Act 2000
sec.34Entry with consent
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.34
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in First Home Owner Grant and Other Home Owner Grants Act 2000.
sec.34 Entry with consent
This section applies if an authorised officer intends to ask an occupier of a place to consent to the authorised officer or another authorised officer entering the place under section 33 (1) (a) . Before asking for the consent, the authorised officer must tell the occupier— the purpose of the entry; and that the occupier is not required to consent. If the consent is given, the authorised officer may ask the occupier to sign an acknowledgement of the consent. The acknowledgement must state— the occupier has been told— the purpose of the entry; and that the occupier is not required to consent; and the purpose of the entry; and the occupier gives the authorised officer consent to enter the place and exercise powers under this division; and the time and date the consent was given. If the occupier signs the acknowledgement, the authorised officer must immediately give a copy to the occupier. A court must find the occupier did not consent to an authorised officer entering the place under this subdivision if— an issue arises in a proceeding before the court whether the occupier of the place consented to the entry; and an acknowledgement is not produced in evidence for the entry; and it is not proved by the person relying on the lawfulness of the entry that the occupier consented to the entry. (sec.34-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer intends to ask an occupier of a place to consent to the authorised officer or another authorised officer entering the place under section 33 (1) (a) . (sec.34-ssec.2) Before asking for the consent, the authorised officer must tell the occupier— the purpose of the entry; and that the occupier is not required to consent. (sec.34-ssec.3) If the consent is given, the authorised officer may ask the occupier to sign an acknowledgement of the consent. (sec.34-ssec.4) The acknowledgement must state— the occupier has been told— the purpose of the entry; and that the occupier is not required to consent; and the purpose of the entry; and the occupier gives the authorised officer consent to enter the place and exercise powers under this division; and the time and date the consent was given. (sec.34-ssec.5) If the occupier signs the acknowledgement, the authorised officer must immediately give a copy to the occupier. (sec.34-ssec.6) A court must find the occupier did not consent to an authorised officer entering the place under this subdivision if— an issue arises in a proceeding before the court whether the occupier of the place consented to the entry; and an acknowledgement is not produced in evidence for the entry; and it is not proved by the person relying on the lawfulness of the entry that the occupier consented to the entry.
- (a) the purpose of the entry; and
- (b) that the occupier is not required to consent.
- (a) the occupier has been told— (i) the purpose of the entry; and (ii) that the occupier is not required to consent; and