sec.39General powers for places

sec.39 General powers for places

An authorised officer who enters a place under subdivision 3 may exercise any of the following powers— search any part of the place; inspect, examine, photograph or film a document or anything in the place; take extracts from, and make copies of, any document in the place; take into the place any equipment and materials the authorised officer reasonably requires for exercising a power under this division; require a person in the place to— give the authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ; or answer questions relevant to the investigation. When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (1) (e) , the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (1) (e) (i) or answer a question under subsection (1) (e) (ii) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If a person is required under subsection (1) (e) (i) to give reasonable help by answering a question or producing a document, or under subsection (1) (e) (ii) to answer a question, it is a reasonable excuse if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.39-ssec.1) An authorised officer who enters a place under subdivision 3 may exercise any of the following powers— search any part of the place; inspect, examine, photograph or film a document or anything in the place; take extracts from, and make copies of, any document in the place; take into the place any equipment and materials the authorised officer reasonably requires for exercising a power under this division; require a person in the place to— give the authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ; or answer questions relevant to the investigation. (sec.39-ssec.2) When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (1) (e) , the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.39-ssec.3) A person required to give reasonable help under subsection (1) (e) (i) or answer a question under subsection (1) (e) (ii) must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.4) If a person is required under subsection (1) (e) (i) to give reasonable help by answering a question or producing a document, or under subsection (1) (e) (ii) to answer a question, it is a reasonable excuse if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.

• (a) search any part of the place;
• (b) inspect, examine, photograph or film a document or anything in the place;
• (c) take extracts from, and make copies of, any document in the place;