Private Health Facilities Act 1999
sec.93Power to enter places
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sec.93 Power to enter places
An authorised person may enter a place if— its occupier consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or the entry is authorised by a warrant; or it is a private health facility to which a licence relates and the entry is made when the facility is open for business or otherwise open for entry. For the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant— enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier. In subsection (1) (d) — when the facility is open for business includes when health services are being provided at the facility. (sec.93-ssec.1) An authorised person may enter a place if— its occupier consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or the entry is authorised by a warrant; or it is a private health facility to which a licence relates and the entry is made when the facility is open for business or otherwise open for entry. (sec.93-ssec.2) For the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant— enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier. (sec.93-ssec.3) In subsection (1) (d) — when the facility is open for business includes when health services are being provided at the facility.
- (a) its occupier consents to the entry; or
- (b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or
- (c) the entry is authorised by a warrant; or
- (d) it is a private health facility to which a licence relates and the entry is made when the facility is open for business or otherwise open for entry.
- (a) enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or
- (b) enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.