34RPersons to assist authorised officers

##### 34R Persons to assist authorised officers (1) An authorised officer may request the occupier of any premises entered: (a) by the officer under section 34D; or (b) under a warrant under section 34E; to provide reasonable assistance to the officer, at any time while the officer is entitled to remain on the premises, for the purpose of the exercise of the officer’s powers under those sections in relation to the premises. (2) A person mentioned in subsection (1) must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with an authorised officer’s request. Penalty: 30 penalty units. (3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person whose premises are being searched under a warrant issued under section 34E to refuse to assist an authorised officer on the ground that to do so would tend to incriminate the person.