sec.754General powers

### sec.754 General powers This section applies to— an inspector for performing the functions of the inspector under section 736 (1) ; or an authorised officer for performing the functions of the authorised officer under section 736 (2) or (3) . The inspector or authorised officer may— search any part of the place; or inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; or take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis or testing; or copy a document at the place; or take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector or authorised officer requires for exercising a power under this division; or require a person at the place, to give the inspector or authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s or authorised officer’s powers under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or require a person at the place, to answer questions by the inspector or authorised officer to help the inspector or authorised officer ascertain whether this Act is being or has been complied with, or for the purpose of conducting an investigation under this Act. When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (f) or (g) , the inspector or authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. s 754 sub 2024 No. 34 s 245 (sec.754-ssec.1) This section applies to— an inspector for performing the functions of the inspector under section 736 (1) ; or an authorised officer for performing the functions of the authorised officer under section 736 (2) or (3) . (sec.754-ssec.2) The inspector or authorised officer may— search any part of the place; or inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; or take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis or testing; or copy a document at the place; or take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector or authorised officer requires for exercising a power under this division; or require a person at the place, to give the inspector or authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s or authorised officer’s powers under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or require a person at the place, to answer questions by the inspector or authorised officer to help the inspector or authorised officer ascertain whether this Act is being or has been complied with, or for the purpose of conducting an investigation under this Act. (sec.754-ssec.3) When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (f) or (g) , the inspector or authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse. - (a) an inspector for performing the functions of the inspector under section 736 (1) ; or - (b) an authorised officer for performing the functions of the authorised officer under section 736 (2) or (3) . - (a) search any part of the place; or - (b) inspect, measure, test, photograph or film any part of the place or anything at the place; or - (c) take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place for analysis or testing; or - (d) copy a document at the place; or - (e) take into or onto the place any persons, equipment and materials the inspector or authorised officer requires for exercising a power under this division; or - (f) require a person at the place, to give the inspector or authorised officer reasonable help to exercise the inspector’s or authorised officer’s powers under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or - (g) require a person at the place, to answer questions by the inspector or authorised officer to help the inspector or authorised officer ascertain whether this Act is being or has been complied with, or for the purpose of conducting an investigation under this Act.