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Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011
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#### 34 Inspections and investigations
34 Inspections and investigations
> An enforcement officer who enters premises under this Division may—
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> > (a) inspect the premises and any article, matter or thing on the premises related to plumbing and drainage work, and
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> > (b) for the purpose of an inspection—
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> > > (i) open any ground, remove any flooring and take such measures as may be necessary to ascertain the character and condition of the premises and of any pipe, sewer, drain or fitting, and
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> > > (ii) require the opening, cutting into or pulling down of any work if the enforcement officer has reason to believe or suspect that anything on the premises has been done in contravention of this Act or the regulations, and
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> > (c) take measurements, make surveys and take levels and, for those purposes, dig trenches, break up the soil and set up any posts, stakes or marks, and
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> > (d) take samples or photographs in connection with any inspection, and
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> > (e) take into or onto the premises any persons, equipment and materials the enforcement officer reasonably requires for exercising a function under this Division, and
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> > (f) require any person at the premises to give the enforcement officer reasonable help to exercise the enforcement officer’s functions under paragraphs (a)–(e), and
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> > (g) require any person at the premises to answer questions or otherwise furnish information in relation to the matter that is the subject of the inspection or investigation.