379Inspection of licence-related premises etc without warrant

379 Inspection of licence-related premises etc without warrant

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.