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313‑1 Authorised officer may enter premi313‑1 Authorised officer may enter premises with consent
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313‑1 Authorised officer may enter premises with consent
(1) A person (an authorised officer) who is authorised in writing by the Minister for this purpose may enter any *premises for the purpose of exercising *search powers in relation to *levy‑related documents if:
(c) the *occupier of the premises consents to the entry; and
(d) the officer shows the occupier his or her identity card.
(2) A levy‑related document is a document (including a copy of a document) that contains information relevant to:
(a) whether a private health insurer is liable to pay *complaints levy; or
(b) the amount of complaints levy that the insurer is liable to pay.
(3) Before obtaining the consent of the *occupier, the *authorised officer must inform the occupier that he or she may refuse consent.
(4) An entry by an *authorised officer with the consent of the *occupier is not lawful if the consent of the occupier is not voluntary.
(5) The *authorised officer must leave the *premises if the *occupier asks the officer to do so.