59Authorisation and powers of inspectors

59 Authorisation and powers of inspectors

(1)  [Section 59 Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:15 Dec 2005] [Section 59 Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:15 Dec 2005] [Section 59 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 47 of 2010, s. 14, Applied:01 Feb 2011] If –

(a) the Authority reasonably suspects that a person may be operating a pharmacy business in breach of this Act; or

(b) the Authority reasonably suspects that a person may be operating a pharmacy business from premises that may not be suitable for registration having regard to the matters set out in section 71E ; or

(c) the Authority receives a referral of a complaint from the Health Complaints Commissioner; or

(d) the Authority receives a request from a registration Board to inspect any premises; or

(e) premises sought to be registered are being made ready to be used or have been made ready to use for the purposes of a pharmacy business; or

(f) premises registered as pharmacy business premises have been, or are being, renovated or altered; or

(g) the Authority wishes to carry out a random inspection on registered pharmacy business premises for the purposes of auditing those premises against the matters set out in section 71E  –

the Authority may, in writing, authorise a person to act as an inspector.

(2)  [Section 59 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 14, Applied:01 Feb 2011] [Section 59 Subsection (2) amended by No. 62 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:15 Dec 2005] On production of the authorisation, the inspector may at any reasonable time enter the relevant premises and do all or any of the following:

(a) inspect the premises generally;

(b) require the person apparently in charge of the premises to produce for inspection any document held at the premises;