sec.113General powers

sec.113 General powers

The inspector may do any of the following— search any part of the place or a vehicle at the place; inspect, examine or film any part of the place or any vehicle or other thing at the place; take for examination a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place or in a vehicle at the place; place an identifying mark in or on any vehicle or other thing at the place; take an extract from, or copy, a document at the place or in a vehicle at the place, or take the document to another place to copy; reproduce sounds, images or writings at the place from an electronic document or, to the extent it is not practicable, take either or both of the following to another place to reproduce sounds, images or writings from an electronic document— a thing that is or contains an electronic document; a thing that can be used to reproduce sounds, images or writings from an electronic document; take to, into or onto the place and use any person, equipment and materials the inspector requires for exercising the inspector’s powers under this part; remain at the place for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of the entry. The inspector may do anything necessary to exercise a power under subsection (1) . If the inspector takes a document from the place or vehicle to copy it, the inspector must copy the document and return it to the place or vehicle as soon as practicable. If the inspector takes from the place a thing to produce an image or writing from an electronic document, the inspector must produce the image or writing from the document and return the thing to the place as soon as practicable. In this section— examine includes analyse, test, account for, measure, weigh, grade, gauge and identify. film includes photograph, videotape and record an image in another way. inspect , a thing, includes open the thing and examine its contents. (sec.113-ssec.1) The inspector may do any of the following— search any part of the place or a vehicle at the place; inspect, examine or film any part of the place or any vehicle or other thing at the place; take for examination a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the place or in a vehicle at the place; place an identifying mark in or on any vehicle or other thing at the place; take an extract from, or copy, a document at the place or in a vehicle at the place, or take the document to another place to copy; reproduce sounds, images or writings at the place from an electronic document or, to the extent it is not practicable, take either or both of the following to another place to reproduce sounds, images or writings from an electronic document— a thing that is or contains an electronic document; a thing that can be used to reproduce sounds, images or writings from an electronic document; take to, into or onto the place and use any person, equipment and materials the inspector requires for exercising the inspector’s powers under this part; remain at the place for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of the entry. (sec.113-ssec.2) The inspector may do anything necessary to exercise a power under subsection (1) . (sec.113-ssec.3) If the inspector takes a document from the place or vehicle to copy it, the inspector must copy the document and return it to the place or vehicle as soon as practicable. (sec.113-ssec.4) If the inspector takes from the place a thing to produce an image or writing from an electronic document, the inspector must produce the image or writing from the document and return the thing to the place as soon as practicable. (sec.113-ssec.5) In this section— examine includes analyse, test, account for, measure, weigh, grade, gauge and identify. film includes photograph, videotape and record an image in another way. inspect , a thing, includes open the thing and examine its contents.