sec.99General powers after entering places

sec.99 General powers after entering places

This section applies to an authorised person who enters a place. However, if an authorised person enters a place to get the occupier’s consent to enter the place, this section applies to the authorised person only if the consent is given or the entry is otherwise authorised. For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the authorised person 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 person, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for the exercise of a power under this division; or require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help to exercise the authorised person’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or require the occupier of a place, or a person at the place, to give the authorised person information to help the authorised person ascertain whether the Act is being complied with. When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (3) (f) or (g) , the authorised person must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.99-ssec.1) This section applies to an authorised person who enters a place. (sec.99-ssec.2) However, if an authorised person enters a place to get the occupier’s consent to enter the place, this section applies to the authorised person only if the consent is given or the entry is otherwise authorised. (sec.99-ssec.3) For monitoring or enforcing compliance with this Act, the authorised person 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 person, equipment and materials the authorised person reasonably requires for the exercise of a power under this division; or require the occupier of the place, or a person at the place, to give the authorised person reasonable help to exercise the authorised person’s powers under paragraphs (a) to (e) ; or require the occupier of a place, or a person at the place, to give the authorised person information to help the authorised person ascertain whether the Act is being complied with. (sec.99-ssec.4) When making a requirement mentioned in subsection (3) (f) or (g) , the authorised person must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

• (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