Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
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206 Power to inspect and test
206 Power to inspect and test
(1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of this Chapter, inspect and test any article.
(2) The authorised officer may, for the purposes of any such inspection or testing—
(a) enter the article, and
(b) enter in accordance with this Act the premises where the article is located, and
(c) operate the article, and
(d) take photographs or video films of the article, and
(e) inspect or test any substance being carried by the article or in any container on the article (including in a fuel tank), and
(f) take a sample of any such substance for testing.
s 206: Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.35 [4]; 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [92].