101Powers permitted to be exercised on premises

101 Powers permitted to be exercised on premises

101 Powers permitted to be exercised on premises

(1) An authorised officer may, at premises lawfully entered, do anything the authorised officer considers necessary to be done for compliance purposes, including the following—

(a) search the premises,

(b) examine and inspect a thing, including open and examine a receptacle, container or package,

(c) take and remove samples of a thing, including for analysis,

(d) make examinations, inquiries or tests the authorised officer considers necessary,

(e) take photographs or other recordings the authorised officer considers necessary,

(f) require records or other documents to be produced for inspection,

(g) examine, inspect and remove records or other documents,

(h) copy records or other documents,

(i) seize a thing if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing—

(i) the thing is connected with an offence against this Act or the regulations, or

(ii) the owner of the thing cannot readily be identified or determined,

(j) move a seized thing from the place where the thing is seized or leave the thing at the place where the thing is seized and take reasonable action to restrict access to the thing,

(k) direct the occupier of the premises where a thing is seized to keep the thing at the premises or at another place under the control of the occupier,

(l) require a person holding or required to hold a wholesaler licence, obtain licence, approval, OTP registration or DMT authority to produce it for inspection,

(m) anything else authorised by or under this Act.

(2) The power to examine and inspect a thing includes a power to use reasonable force to break open or otherwise access a container or other thing being used, or suspected of being used, to hold or contain another thing.

(3) The power to seize a thing connected with an offence includes a power to seize—