51Power to enter premises

51 Power to enter premises (1) For this Act, an authorised person may— (a) at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment of money); or (b) at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent. (2) However subsection (1) (a) does not authorise entry into a part of the premises that is being used only for residential purposes. (3) If an authorised person wants to ask for consent to enter a building or other structure on premises, the person may, without the occupier’s consent, enter any land that forms part of the premises to ask for the consent. (4) To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge. (5) The authorised person may enter the premises with necessary assistance. (6) In this section: necessary assistance, for an authorised person entering premises, includes the attendance of 1 or more people who, in the opinion of the authorised person, have knowledge or skills that could assist the authorised person to carry out their function.