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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
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57G Appointment and powers of authorised officers under this
Division
(1) The CHO may:
(a) appoint authorised officers for the purpose of assisting the
CHO in exercising the CHO's powers under this Division; and
(b) direct an authorised officer mentioned in paragraph (a) or
another authorised officer to assist the CHO in exercising the
CHO's powers under this Division.
(2) An authorised officer assisting the CHO may use the force that is
necessary and reasonable to do any of the following:
(a) enter a place to:
(i) save human life; or
(ii) prevent injury to a person; or
(iii) rescue an injured or endangered person;
(b) prevent entry into or close off an area or place;
(c) remove a person from an area or place;
(d) search for and seize a thing;
(e) search for, examine, copy, remove, and retain documents
relating to this Division for so long as is reasonably necessary
to take notes or extracts from, or take photographs or make
copies of, the documents.
(3) An authorised officer taking action to assist the CHO:
(a) may take the action at any time of the day; and
(b) is not required to give notice to any person of the officer's
intention to take the action; and
(c) is not required to obtain consent to take the action from any
person concerned or the owner or occupier of any area or
place concerned; and
(d) is not required to hold a warrant or another form of
authorisation required under a law in force in the Territory to:
(i) enter and remain at any place (including Aboriginal land)
concerned; or
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(ii) search any person or place concerned.