39Inspection of documents and other items by Secretary and others

#### 39 Inspection of documents and other items by Secretary and others 39 Inspection of documents and other items by Secretary and others > > (1) The Secretary, an authorised officer or an investigator may inspect a document or any other item produced in accordance with a notice under section 38 and may make copies of, or take photographs of, or take extracts from, the document or item. > > > (2) For the purposes of this Act or the regulations, the Secretary, an authorised officer or an investigator may— > > > > > (a) take possession, and > > > > > (b) retain possession for as long as is necessary for those purposes, > > > > of a document or item produced in accordance with a notice under section 38. > > > (3) A person who is otherwise entitled to possession of a document or item retained under this section is entitled to be supplied, as soon as practicable, with a copy certified by an authorised officer to be a true copy. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > authorised officer means a person authorised in writing by the Secretary as an authorised officer for the purposes of this section. > > **ss 38–40:** Am 2016 No 55, Sch 1.12 \[2\].