185Powers on entry of place

185 Powers on entry of place (1) An authorised officer who enters a place under Part 4.2 may do any of the following: (a) inspect or examine the place or anything found at the place; (b) break open and search fixtures and fittings, furniture and furnishings or boxes, packages and other containers found at the place; (c) take measurements of, or conduct tests in relation to, the place or anything found at the place; (d) take photographs, films or audio, video or other recordings of the place or anything found at the place; (e) take and remove from the place samples for analysis of anything found at the place; (f) take copies of, or extracts from, documents found at the place; (g) require a person at the place to: (i) answer questions or provide information; or (ii) make available documents kept at the place; or (iii) give the officer reasonable help to exercise powers under this section; (h) subject to section 186: (i) seize anything found at the place; or

Part 4.3 Powers of authorised officers on entry of places Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 103 (ii) if the place is an aircraft, vehicle or vessel – seize it. (2) After taking a sample under subsection (1)(e) or seizing a thing under subsection (1)(h), the authorised officer must give a receipt for the sample or thing to: (a) the occupier of the place; or (b) the person whom the authorised officer reasonably believes had possession or control of the sample or thing immediately before it was taken or seized. (3) A requirement under subsection (1)(g) must be given by written (4) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must inform the person it is an offence not to comply with the requirement unless the person establishes a reasonable excuse. (5) The person must comply with the requirement. subsection (5) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse. (7) Without limiting subsection (6), it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer a question under subsection (1)(g)(i) if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.