Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sch.6-sec.9Powers after entering places
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sch.6-sec.9 Powers after entering places
This clause applies if an inspector enters a place under clause 4. The inspector may for the purposes of the investigation do the following— search any part of the place; inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis, measurement or testing; copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the place; take into or onto the place any person, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this Part; require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e); require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector information to help the inspector ascertain whether this Law is being complied with. When making a requirement referred to in subclause (2)(f) or (g), the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sch.6-sec.9-ssec.1) This clause applies if an inspector enters a place under clause 4. (sch.6-sec.9-ssec.2) The inspector may for the purposes of the investigation do the following— search any part of the place; inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis, measurement or testing; copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the place; take into or onto the place any person, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this Part; require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e); require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector information to help the inspector ascertain whether this Law is being complied with. (sch.6-sec.9-ssec.3) When making a requirement referred to in subclause (2)(f) or (g), the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) search any part of the place;
- (b) inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place;
- (c) take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis, measurement or testing;
- (d) copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the place;
- (e) take into or onto the place any person, equipment and materials the inspector reasonably requires for exercising a power under this Part;
- (f) require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the inspector reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e);