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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
379Inspection of licence‑related premises etc. without warrant
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#### 379 Inspection of licence‑related premises etc. without warrant
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), an inspector may, without a warrant, carry out a compliance inspection of:
(a) licence‑related land; or
(b) a licence‑related building, structure, vehicle, vessel or aircraft;
if the inspection is reasonably necessary.
(2) An inspection under subsection (1) must be made at a reasonable time.
(3) An inspector may not enter premises under subsection (1) if:
(a) the premises are a residence; and
(b) the occupier has not consented to the entry.
(4) An inspector may not carry out a compliance inspection under subsection (1) if:
(a) the person occupying or in charge of the land, building, structure, vehicle, vessel or aircraft concerned asks the inspector to produce the inspector’s identity card for inspection by the person; and
(b) the inspector does not comply with the person’s request.
(5) For the purposes of this section, land or a building, structure, vehicle, vessel or aircraft is licence‑related if:
(a) it is used in connection with activities carried out under a licence or special purpose consent; or
(b) records about activities of that kind are kept there.