56Notice of entry

56 Notice of entry

56 Notice of entry

(1) Before a government inspector exercises a power of entry under this division, the government inspector must give the owner or occupier of the land written notice of the intention to enter the land.

(1A) Before a gas industry inspector exercises a power of entry under this division, the network operator must give the owner or occupier of the land written notice of the intention to enter the land.

(2) The notice must specify the day on which the inspector intends to enter the land and must be given before that day.

(3) This section does not require notice to be given—

(a) if entry to the land is made with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land, or

(b) if entry is required for the sole purpose of reading a gas meter, or

(c) if entry is required in an emergency.

s 56: Am 2025 No 21, Sch 1[6].