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Local Government Act 2009
sec.132Entering under an application, permit or notice
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### sec.132 Entering under an application, permit or notice
This section applies if an authorised person wants to enter a property—
to inspect the property in order to process an application made under any Local Government Act ; or
to inspect a record that is required to be kept for a budget accommodation building under the Building Act , chapter 7 ; or
to find out whether the conditions on which a permit or notice was issued have been complied with; or
to inspect work that is the subject of, or was carried out under, a permit or notice.
A permit is an approval, authorisation, consent, licence, permission, registration or other authority issued under any Local Government Act .
A notice is a notice issued under any Local Government Act .
The authorised person may enter the property without the permission of the occupier of the property—
at any reasonable time during the day; or
at night, if—
the occupier of the property asks the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
the conditions of the permit allow the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
the property is a public place and is not closed to the public.
However, the authorised person—
must, as soon as the authorised person enters the property, inform any occupier of the property—
of the reason for entering the property; and
that the authorised person is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and
may enter a home that is on the property only if the occupier of the relevant part of the property accompanies the authorised person.
s 132 amd 2012 No. 3 s 25
(sec.132-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person wants to enter a property— to inspect the property in order to process an application made under any Local Government Act ; or to inspect a record that is required to be kept for a budget accommodation building under the Building Act , chapter 7 ; or to find out whether the conditions on which a permit or notice was issued have been complied with; or to inspect work that is the subject of, or was carried out under, a permit or notice.
(sec.132-ssec.2) A permit is an approval, authorisation, consent, licence, permission, registration or other authority issued under any Local Government Act .
(sec.132-ssec.3) A notice is a notice issued under any Local Government Act .
(sec.132-ssec.4) The authorised person may enter the property without the permission of the occupier of the property— at any reasonable time during the day; or at night, if— the occupier of the property asks the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or the conditions of the permit allow the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or the property is a public place and is not closed to the public.
(sec.132-ssec.5) However, the authorised person— must, as soon as the authorised person enters the property, inform any occupier of the property— of the reason for entering the property; and that the authorised person is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and may enter a home that is on the property only if the occupier of the relevant part of the property accompanies the authorised person.
- (a) to inspect the property in order to process an application made under any Local Government Act ; or
- (b) to inspect a record that is required to be kept for a budget accommodation building under the Building Act , chapter 7 ; or
- (c) to find out whether the conditions on which a permit or notice was issued have been complied with; or
- (d) to inspect work that is the subject of, or was carried out under, a permit or notice.
- (a) at any reasonable time during the day; or
- (b) at night, if— (i) the occupier of the property asks the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or (ii) the conditions of the permit allow the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or (iii) the property is a public place and is not closed to the public.
- (i) the occupier of the property asks the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
- (ii) the conditions of the permit allow the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
- (iii) the property is a public place and is not closed to the public.
- (i) the occupier of the property asks the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
- (ii) the conditions of the permit allow the authorised person to enter the property at that time; or
- (iii) the property is a public place and is not closed to the public.
- (a) must, as soon as the authorised person enters the property, inform any occupier of the property— (i) of the reason for entering the property; and (ii) that the authorised person is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and
- (i) of the reason for entering the property; and
- (ii) that the authorised person is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and
- (b) may enter a home that is on the property only if the occupier of the relevant part of the property accompanies the authorised person.
- (i) of the reason for entering the property; and
- (ii) that the authorised person is authorised under this Act to enter the property without the permission of the occupier; and